Jacob climbed a ladder up to Rachael's room
Swore he'd never forgive them
And gettin' caught didn't seem to matter
And here you are, that's all that matters
He knew his place, it was right beside her
Your daddy climbed a ladder to your mama's room
And Rachael was a land baron's daughter
Says, "Listen child, once upon a time"
'Cause Heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder
Step by step, up to her world
Head over heels for my little girl
Step by step, up to her world
'Cause Heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder
But you can't draw lines in a young girl's heart
Born with a silver spoon in her mouth
He thinks back and his eyes shine
So late one night by the harvest moon
Now she climbs up on his knee
It'll be five years, September
Late one night by the harvest moon
Since her daddy found a ladder and a note on her windowsill
He knew his place, it was right beside her
Rachael to waste her life with a common man
Head over heels for a brown-eyed girl
Says, "Grandpa, tell a story, the one about me"
Her daddy said, he wouldn't stand
He tried hard to keep them apart
Nothin' melts a heart like a grandchild will
