The Singing Scoutmaster: Big River

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FNow I taught the weeping willow how to cry

FAnd I showed the clouds how to cover up a Gclear blue C7sky

And the Ftears that I cried for that F7woman,

are gonna Bbflood you Big River

Then FI'm gonna sit right C7here until I Fdie

FI met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota

FAnd it tore me up every time I heard her Gdrawl, southern C7drawl

Then I Fheard my dream was back F7downstream,

Bbcavortin' in Davenport

And I Ffollowed you, Big C7River, when you Fcalled

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FThen you took me to St. Louis later on down the river

FA freighter said she's been here but she's Ggone, boy, she's C7gone

FI found her trail in Memphis, but she Bbjust walked up the block

She raised a Ffew eyebrows and then she C7went on down aFlone

FNow, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on

FTake that woman on down to New OrGleans, New OrC7leans

FGo on, I've had enough, dump my Bbblues down in the gulf

FShe loves you, Big C7River, more than Fme

FNow I taught the weeping willow how to cry

FAnd I showed the clouds how to cover up a Gclear blue C7sky

And the Ftears that I cried for that F7woman, are gonna Bbflood you Big River

Then FI'm gonna sit right C7here until I Fdie