The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #32784 Message #1348163
Posted By: cptsnapper
05-Dec-04 - 03:32 PM
Thread Name: Chords Req: The Lorry Ride (Rusby/Roberts)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: THE LORRY RIDE
Hope this is of interest
The Lorry Ride
Trad / Lisa Tubbs
G D Em C Bm Em Am D
My love's a tall & handsome man, the best you'll see;
G D Em C Am D7 G
he's gone away to the plantation to pick coffee.
C Bm Em Am C D
The recruiter says he won't come back & I need no longer bide.
G D Em C Am D G
But I'm waiting here until the day of the lorry ride.
Chorus
C Bm Em Am C D
My days are hard, my nights are long & I am so alone.
G D Em C Am D G
But I'll dream a dream that will never end 'til he comes home.
Sharon Fountain has also recorded it.