Little Bonnie

On the day that she was buried
 Her daddy stood out by the cemetery fence
 And prayed to God for forgiveness
 For surely all of this is punishment for my sins
 Laid her in the family garden
 Said you could hear his heartbreaking miles away
 All the men pitched in and bought a marble angel
 To mark the piece of land where little Bonnie lay
 My Grandma said she would keep her in the morning
 So her mama could sleep a bit and do the chores and such
 She'd read her stories about little girls and magic powers
 That would never let a pretty angel hurt
 Her mama's always been a beauty
 She's still beautiful to this very day
 But they say Bonnie's crystal eyes put the stars to shame
 Maybe heaven needed Bonnie's face
 My grandma said she would keep her in the morning
 A swollen angel who never would complain
 She'd read her stories about little girls and princesses
 Whose daddys don't feel punished for what heaven takes away
 Little Bonnie never married
 Little Bonnie never even made it four
 But I grew up in her presence
 Even though she was gone before I was born
 Even though she was gone before I was born