Intro:    Quick  Single strokes    (Open D String)   (x4)    verse 1:    Well they raised that horse to be a jumper               He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper                  His preacher was a Louisiana drummer            Took all winter;   to get through the summer            verse 2:    The fieldhand hit the switch and stumbled          Outside the big engine roared and rumbled              The sto-len horse spooked and tumbled              She didn’t speak for a week just kinda mumbled               (x2)          ankle deep in love       ankle deep in love     Instrumental:    u>       ankle deep in love       ankle deep in love     verse 3:                                                 He was caught up in a lie he half believed         Found her hid-ing high in the family tree                Washed his hands and put her cross his knee                       She said daddy; "you been a mother to me"                           (Open D String) (x2)          ankle deep in love       ankle deep in love           ankle deep in love       ankle deep in love     (Open D String) (x2)                                                            with a hard stop