You were wearing black face from the coal mine A blue collar minstrel, just waiting for your moment to shine Just like fool's gold found in 1849 And you were wearing white face from the flour mill A good-natured girl just waiting, Until some foolish boy swept you off of your feet And out of this town Let's run away, together you and I We'll head out West, were the limit is the sky And I'll be the Clyde to your Bonnie If you're the Bonnie to my Clyde Let's run away, together You and I You wore a black suit from the men's store Three weeks wages, well it was more dear than that But you sure looked fine In your fine finery And you wore a white dress your mother had sown She gave you her blessing if you promised to write home She gave you a bible And an invory handled comb Let's run away, together you and I We'll head out West, where the limit is the sky And I'll be the Clyde to your Bonnie If your the Bonnie to my Clyde Let's run away, together You and I