Tommy was a wealthy man
but Mary thought that she could stand
To wear his ring upon her hand someday
But Tommy fell for Eloise and Mary fell upon her knees
Mary never looked at love the same

Oh how the time moves slower than twine
In my fingers one two three
Mary didn't know that the farther you go
It's not quite as it seems

Old John Carver aimed to please
his daughter was young Eloise
A dowry of fine cattle did he bring
But famine came and starved the beasts
and as for Tom and Eloise
They gambled their life savings away

Oh how the time moves slower than twine
In my fingers one two three
Mary didn't know that the farther you go
It's not quite as it seems

Old John Carver moved away
his cattle gone and turned astray
So Mary bought that plot of land one day
With tired hands she built a home
as Tommy's debt began to grow
Until his life was all he had to pay

Oh how the time moves slower than twine
In my fingers one two three
Mary didn't know that the farther you go
It's not quite as it seems