Hi, Pete - I'm surprised that the song isn't in our database. this page (click) has a nice RealAudio recording of the song. Click on "Audition" (or here) for the second-place winners, Harmony.
-Joe Offer-

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WILD ROSE OF THE MOUNTAIN
words and music by Si Kahn

If I had my life to live
I'd sure live it over
Only walk in brand new shoes
And just lay down in clover
Only work on Christmas Day
All the rest go sportin'
Spend my days down at the creek
And ev'ry night go courtin'

     Honey from the honey comb
     Water from the fountain
     Sugar from the sugar cane
     And my wild rose of the mountain

When I think of home sweet home
It makes my eyes grow misty
Poppa singing gospel tunes
And Momma sippin' whiskey
Whiskey from a white oak barrel
Sure does make good liquor
Makes the nights seem twice as bright
And the days go by much quicker

Chorus

If I had a pickup truck
I'd fill it up with water
Paint a catfish on the side
And make believe I'd caught her
Drive it slowly down the road
Try to keep from bumpin'
Park it down beside the creek
And watch those fish come jumpin'

Chorus

If I had a new made quilt
I'd fill it all with feathers
Take my Rosie by the hand
And lay down there together
Oh the days that I was young
Thoughts that keep returning
Drive the winter night away
Just like a log fire burning

Chorus

© Si Kahn

Copyright ©1982, Joe Hill Publishing

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Lyrics from The Si Kahn Songbook, page 104.