It was just boards of rough cut pine,
And a quilt of patch work cotton
A place to lay your body down was that big four poster bed.
Daddy built it out of pine two days before the wedding.
They say the neighbours cheered and hollered till his face got red.
And Mama brought the feather pillows and some handmade bedding.
And they spent their wedding night in that big four poster bed.
That night they swore like that bed their love would last forever
And they’d ask no more of life than the simple things they had.
So they planed there future as they laid close together
And later I was born there in that big four poster bed
It was just some boards of rough cut pine,
And a quilt of patch work cotton
A place to lay your body down, a place to rest your head.
A field of fluffy mountains for a little girl to hide in.
Clouds and chasing rainbows was that big four poster bed.
I remember as a child waking up on a winter morning
With Sound of laughing voices and the smell of baking bread
And running across that coal wood floor jumping there with them
And lord I felt so safe and warm in that big four poster bed
The day that daddy died, he whispered something soft to mama.
To this day she’s never told a soul the words he said.
She just smiled through her tears and held his hand and nodded.
And my daddy looked so much at rest in that big four poster bed.
It was just some boards of rough cut pine,
And a quilt of patchwork cotton
A place to lay your body down, a place to rest your head.
A field of fluffy mountains for a little girl to hide in.
Clouds and chasing rainbows was that big four poster bed
Now time has dried up all the tears here I stand a woman.
Your arms reach out to touch my soul, your sweet words turn my head.
Darling, won’t you tell me first this will be forever
Before you lead me up the stairs to that big four poster bed
Cause only love has ever touched, that big four poster bed.
Yes It was just some boards of rough cut pine,
And a quilt of patchwork cotton
A place to lay your body down, a place to rest your head.
A field of fluffy mountains for a little girl to hide in.
Clouds and chasing rainbows was that big four poster bed
I have loved this song since I was a child, and hadn't heard it for YEARS until I found it uploaded here. It brought back so many memories from so long ago...I can't tell you how happy I was to hear it again. Thank you!
Love this song. has been stuck in my head for days, so I had to listen to it. this is country music at its best. not the crap they're spitting out today.
Great version, I've got another one that's just a little smoother but you can't hear the male backup hardly at all. I only caught up with the song itself about a year ago!
I usually cry at this song...a testament to the true dignity of love between a man and woman - as it should be. Brilliant song by the wonderful Brenda Lee.
I've looked for this song on you tube for months and finally found it! Even for a man 30 years old, it still brings back memories of my childhood. Thanks for the post, it was appreciated.
Thanks for posting this song, i havent heard this song forever and have always loved it. Great to hear it again.Thank-you. Now this was when music was good and had a meaning to it.
Atkins Ark. 1908 Pa 1934 Brother Bill 1944 me 1975 R.I.P. Pa 1999 R.I.P. Ma 2008 R.I.P. Brother Bill....The way it was done..back then..and still is ..no room here for all the grandkids born in that farmhouse and that big old bed.
This song make me cry every time I hear it (even at 47). It is the exactly how I remember my childhood right down to my dad whispering something to my mom right before he died when I was 12.
Posted April 23, 2011 - This is one of very few DEFINITIVE country songs. I never thought I would hear it again. Thank you so much for uploading it. You done good, real good.
Just heard this song by Ms. Brenda Lee on the radio and had to come to this site and hear it some more. Love this lady.
Saw her at the Strawberry Festival in Plant Cit, Fla about ten years ago. She is a wonder person... Her music speaks for itself.
Her music is timeless a true beauty in both her appearance let alone her most wonderful melody and tone that her voice brings forth. This was the first time that I had heard this track, it immediately took me back many many years. :) :)