James River Blues

	  		
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James River blues 
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I just heard the awful news 
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I could steer around the rocks 
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But they're bustin' down the docks 

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That train came on through 
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And the works getting slow 
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Now where's a boat man to go? 


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I think I'll float on down 
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To Richmond town 
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They don't need us anymore 
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Haulin' freight from shore to shore 
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That big iron hauls much more 
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Than we ever could before 

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I've seen good men going wrong 
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I've seen bad ones get it right 
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As that river rolls along 
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I'll be stepping out tonight 


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On the cool flow 
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Floatin' down, down below 
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The bridge to the waters edge 
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From the ridge to ledge 
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From the hills to the sea 
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I'll become a memory 

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James River Blues 
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