(Emory Gordy, Jr./Patty Loveless)       Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Shady Grove, my darlin'   Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Goin' back to Harlan      Well the boys all call me "Pretty Little Miss"   It don't ever phase me   But every time he call my name   It nearly drives me crazy      Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Shady Grove, my darlin'   Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Goin' back to Harlan      Mama says he's not my type   He really loves another   But he's gonna marry me   When I turn twelve this summer      Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Shady Grove, my darlin'   Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Goin' back to Harlan      Well, paint and powder, curled my hair   The day he came a callin'   He ran off with my older sis   And I commenced to squallin'      Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Shady Grove, my darlin'   Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Goin' back to Harlan      Oh spring has sprung, summer's gone   Fall is quickly fadin'   Guess I'll spend my winter months   A sad and lonley maiden      Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Shady Grove, my darlin'   Shady Grove, pretty little miss   Goin' back to Harlan