Footprints in the Snow - Ry Cooder

Well, some folks like the summertime they can walk about

Strolling through the meadow green it’s pleasant there’s no doubt

But to me the wintertime is the best of all

'Cause I found her when the snow on the ground

Now, I traced her little footprints in the snow

I found her little footprints in the snow

I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way

'Cause I found her when the snow was on the ground

Now the Ladies Garment Workers walked out last wintertime

One little union kitty was a dear sweetheart of mine

She walked around all winter on the picket line

But I found her when the snow was on the ground

Now, the Union Strike Committee didn’t like me hangin' round:

Don’t interfere with sisters while the strike is on Don’t go around behaving like a ring-tailed tom

But I found her when the snow was on the ground

'Cause I traced her little footprints in the snow

I found her little footprints in the snow

And I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way

'Cause I found her when the snow was on the ground

She’s somewhere out there marching with the union band

We’ll get back together when the pension check comes in But every time the snow falls, it brings back memories

'Cause I found here when the snow was on the ground

I traced her little footprints in the snow

Yah, I found her little footprints in the snow

I bless that happy day when Nellie lost her way

'Cause I found her when the snow was on the ground