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Big River (Johnny Cash)

from Stripped and Covered by FiveSidedDice

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Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry,
Showed the clouds how to cover up that clear blue sky.
The tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you big river,
And I'm a gonna sit right here til the day I die.

Well I met her accidentally in st. Paul, Minnesota,
Tore me up everything I heard her drawl, southern drawl.
Well I heard my dream was back downstream, cavortin' in davenport,
I followed you big river when you called.

Then you took me to st. Louie, later on down the river,
a freighter said that she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone.
I found her trail in Memphis, took a walk down and up the block,
I raised a few eyebrows, then I went on alone.

Now won't you batter down to the baton rouge, river queen roll it on,
Take that woman on down to new Orleans, new Orleans.
Go on, I've had enough, throw my blues down in the gulf,
She loves you big river more than me.

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry,
Showed the clouds how to cover up that clear blue sky.
The tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you big river,
And I'm a gonna sit right here til the day I die.

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from Stripped and Covered, released October 1, 2018

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FiveSidedDice is a multi-genre music project from the coast of South Africa which was started in 2008. After attaining an inclusive degree in music having done a year of a general diploma in music at Nelson Mandela University, the journey of FiveSidedDice remains ongoing, and the sound ever-changing and evolving. The music of FiveSidedDice and affiliated projects is available across all platforms. ... more

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