Where Is The River Gone Lyrics

(Jimmy Driftwood)

I used to live by an untamed river
In the spot where life was a beautiful dream
A gift to man by the Almighty Giver
But now, the army engineers
Have turned my home to a vale of tears
Where only God could ever find that lovely stream

On the grassy bank of spring fed waters
I washed my feet in the babbling brook
My Father raised his sons and daughters
And where he grew his fields of corn
Went to church on Sunday morn�
I can only see in mem�ries picture-book

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Where oh where, where oh where is the river gone
It used to sing so sweetly, from the darkness to the dawn
I�d loved to see, loved to see it rolling on
Oh where oh where, oh where oh where is the river gone

-Solo-

The flowers bloomin� in the valley
All the lovely things, Mother Nature gave
The sacred spot where I loved pretty Sally
They are always on my mind
I know, I�ll never find, for they are gone
Forever to a watery grave

If we could save one untamed river
For the million, yet unborn to see
We�d be akin to the Almighty Giver
And when my race on earth was done
I could face that setting sun
Knowing God and all the world was proud of me

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