Johnny Cash - Big River

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now a taught the weepin willow how ta cry
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and a showed the clouds how ta cover up , the clear blue sky
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and the tears a cried for that woman , are gonna , flood you big river
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then Am gonna sit right here until a die

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i met her accidently in st paul , minnesota
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an it tore me up everytime a heard her drawl , southern drawl
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then a heard ma dream was back downstream cavortin in davenport
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and a follwed you , big river , when you called

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then you took me to st louis , later on , down the river
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a freighter said she’s been here but she’s gone , boy she’s gone
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a found her trail in memphis , but she just walked up the block
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she raised a few eyebrows , and then went on down alone

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now don’t you batter down by baton rouge , river queen , roll it on
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take that woman on down to new orleans , new orleans
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go on a’ve had enough , dump ma blues down in the gulf
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she loves you , big river , more than me