I drove a beat up tractor down a one lane road
  Pick her up early and away we'd go
  Down to the river by the edge of her daddy's farm
  We used to lay in the shade of a cottonwood tree
  Back of my mind I thought she'd be
  The one who'd spend forever in my arms
  She said there's gotta be more to life
  I don't wanna be some farmer's wife
    Don't want a John Doe on a John Deere
  There's a whole lotta boys like you around here
  I wanna hear love songs in my ear
  Don't want a John Doe on a John Deere
  Not a John Doe on a John Deere
    Well she packed her things and left this town
  And I kept working this rock hard ground
  Wondering if she ever thought about me
  Then she called collect from San Antone
  Just to hear some news from home
  She laughed about how good things used to be
  This big city ain't good for me
  I'll meet you down by the cottonwood tree
    I need a John Doe on a John Deere
  There ain't a lotta boys like you around here
  I wanna hear love songs in my ear
  I need a John Doe on a John Deere
  Want a John Doe on a John Deere
    I need a John Doe on a John Deere
  There ain't a lotta boys like you around here
  I wanna hear love songs in my ear
  I need a John Doe on a John Deere
  Want a John Doe on a John Deere