We were bleary-eyed and weak Still reeling from the heat But the sun was going down, Down, down All day working hard Just to get back where you are And the love was all around 'Round, 'round I will soak up the south And kiss your mouth Where the cherry blossoms blooming Out behind the house There's a whisper in the field There's a stillness you can feel As it swallows all the sound Sound, sound The whippoorwill, he cries But no matter how he tries He cannot get me down, Down, down Let my roots grow deep Beneath the southern stars Keep me by your side I will blossom where you are