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Thread #143667   Message #3317123
Posted By: sfmowl
04-Mar-12 - 11:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Roll On Weary River
Subject: Lyr Req: Roll On Weary River
I am looking for the complete lyrics to Roll On, Weary River sung by Cathy Barton on both her and Dave Para's "Movin' On Down the River" (1979) and "Ballad of the Boonslick" (1982) albums. I only have the former album and the lyrics aren't entirely clear on a couple of the verses. This is what I have:

I'm down by this river alone
No place on earth to call home
No true friends no kin, in this wide world of sin
And no one knows, no one cares where I've been.

Roll on weary river, roll on.
Don't take me away with your song.
Your waters are deep, many secrets they keep,
Roll on weary river, roll on.

I'm traveling down that long, lonesome road.
I'm tired and weary and cold.
In my pocket's a pipe and an [?] knife,
But there's nothing of silver or of gold.

Your waters are treacherous and deep,
Many dark hidden secrets they keep.
I've traveled [?] and you don't give a dime (?)
Stay away from the [?] where I sleep