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Thread #92300 Message #1762427
Posted By: Joe Offer
17-Jun-06 - 05:43 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Colorado Trail
Subject: ADD Version: Along the Colorado Trail (Weavers)
Along the Colorado Trail (transcribed by ear from the recording made by The Weavers, October 24, 1950)
Weep all ye little rains, Wail, winds, wail All along, along along The Colorado trail.
Eyes like the morning star Cheeks like the rose; Laura was a pretty girl Everybody knows;
Weep all ye little rains, Wail, winds, wail All along, along along The Colorado trail.
Laura was a laughing girl, Joyful in the day; Laura was my darling girl, Now she's gone away.
Weep all ye little rains, Wail, winds, wail All along, along along The Colorado trail.
Sixteen years she graced the earth, And all life was good; Now my life lies buried Beneath a cross of wood.
Weep all ye little rains, Wail, winds, wail All along, along along The Colorado trail.
The Weavers made another recording of "Along the Colorado Trail" May 9, 1951. Same lyrics, but more orchestration. I didn't find any other Weavers recordings of this song.