I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't
Hide the secret I've tried concealing
When he left he promised me he'd be
Back by the time it was revealing
The sun behind a cloud just casts the
Crawling shadow o'er the fields of clover
And time is running out for me
I wish that he would hurry down from Dover
He's been gone so long
When he left the snow was
Deep upon the ground
And I have seen a spring and summer pass
And now the leaves are turning brown
At any time a tiny face will
Show it'self 'cause waiting's almost over
But I won't have a name to give it if
He doesn't hurry down from Dover, from Dover
From Dover

My folks weren't understanding
When they found out they sent
Me from the home place
My daddy said if folks found out he'd
Be ashamed to ever show his face
My mamma said I was a fool
She did not believe it when I told her
Momma, everything's gonna be all
Right 'cause soon
He would be coming down from Dover

I found a place to stay out on a
Farm takin' care of that old lady
She never asked me nuthin' so I never
Talked to her about my baby

I sent a messgae to my mom with a
Name and address of Ms ol' Grover
And to make sure he got that information
When he came down from Dover

I loved him more than anything and I could
Not refuse him when he needed me
He was the only one I'd loved and I
Just can't believe that he was usin' me
He wouldn't leave me here like this
I know it can't be so, it can't be over
He wouldn't make me go through this alone
He'll be coming down from Dover

My body aches the time is here it's
Lonely in this place where I'm lying
Our baby has been born, but
Something's wrong, it's too still
I hear no crying
I guess in some strange way she knew she'd
Never have a father's arms to hold her
So dying was her way of tellin' me he
Wasn't coming down from Dover, from Dover
From Dover down from Dover

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Writer(s): Dolly Parton