Oh Cora, oh Cora I never knew your head Cora for that matter I never shared your bed Cora, oh Cora It wasn't lightly said But living in two cultures Our lives were truly led Seeing folks flag waving was our torture Pigeon holes and theories hard on our trails I used mine as a bedspread forever no further Believe in any more integrity fails Oh Cora, oh Cora I never knew your head Cora for that matter I never shared your bed Cora, oh Cora It wasn't lightly said But living in two cultures Our lives were truly led The sadness in my hears as I was leaving Was maybe that I might not understand Distance playing host to disbelieving I must have never seen you in my hand Oh Cora, oh Cora I never knew your head Cora for that matter I never shared your bed Cora, oh Cora It wasn't lightly said But living in two cultures Our lives were truly led