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Thread #141244   Message #3249724
Posted By: GUEST
03-Nov-11 - 12:24 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Turn Back, Turn Back (from Ralph Stanley)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ralph Stanley lyrics
Yeah, I found that video and the first verse. I think there are three verses in total, and the third one is the one I'm really hung up on.

We went down the road, we turned together
To the ocean shore and the village there
The road has been changed, and the people have wandered
The bells don't ring, there's no preaching there

(Chorus)
Turn back, turn back, you wayward pilgrim
Come back, come back, to the peaceful shore
Turn back, turn back, for the savior's waiting
To rescue you from the rank of woe

My mind went back to the days of my childhood
When I went to church in the village square
The pews were full and the ?something? was ?something?
The people came to worship there

Then there's a third verse, something like "I want to go back to the time of my childhood." Anyone have this CD or know the song?

Also, anyone know other versions of the song?

-Tyler

After that there's