Jeanne Burns / Billie Holiday He was lanky and tall as a beanpole And he wind fanned my heart to a flame As he looked to the sky And there's no wonder why For Preacher Boy was his name With his old yaller dog there beside him And his eyes throwin' sparks in the sun I grew faint from the heat From my heart to my feet When I knew Preacher Boy was the one Then he didn't say much He's the silent kind But his arms were strong Just the same as his mind And my knees grew weak As I clung to him My Preacher Boy, my Preacher Boy But he heard the call Now he's left me For his faith was stronger than I And thought we are apart Yet he's still in my heart My Preacher Boy, my Preacher Boy My wonderful Preacher Boy