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The Highwaymen
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Big River
Lyricist:John R Cash
I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl And I heard my dream, went back downstream cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you, big river, when she called
Oh, she took me to St. Louis later on down the river A freighter said, 'She's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone' And I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block Raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Well, I pulled in to Natches next day down river But the Warden was there to make the round to stay very long When I left it was raining, so nobody saw me crawl Big river, why she doing me this way?
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf She loves you, big river, more than me
I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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