Lyr Req: River of Memories? / River of Memory

Subject: Lyr Req: soundclip for River of Memories
From: GUEST,Mary V.
Date: 30 Jan 03 - 05:06 PM

Hi..
could anyone put a soundclip
for River of Memories
on here for me.
I don't know how to add
music....
but I sure appreciate when
you have sent me soundclips
when I have requested songs.
Thanks from Mary

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: soundclip for River of Memories
From: wilco
Date: 30 Jan 03 - 05:14 PM

I know this song as "Have You Ever Gone Sailing Down the River of Your Memory." You might try a posting at the Record Lady's website.

Subject: Lyr Add: RIVER OF MEMORY
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 21 Feb 03 - 11:14 PM

Lyrics copied from Motoya Kitagawa's Bluegrass Song Book

RIVER OF MEMORY

There's an old ramshackle shack where in dreams I wandered back
And we listened to those southern melodies
Was a place where I was born on a bright October morn
And it's nestled at the end of my river of memory.

CHORUS: Did you ever go sailing down the river of memory
To a little log cabin that's nestled among the sycamore trees
Where the sunshine is cheery and nothing in the world grows weary
At my cabin at the end of my river of memory.

There's a mother old and gray at the end of memory's way
And I'll meet her there tonight among the trees
And with her welcome she so sweetly beckons me
To my cabin at the end of my river of memory. CHORUS

When twilight shadows fall, many childhood voices call
Calling back to the good old days that used to be
And in answer to their prayers, I'll soon be sailing there
To my cabin at the end of my river of memory. CHORUS

[Sung by Ricky Skaggs on "Family and Friends," (Rounder, 1981), where it's called "traditional." There are sound samples at Barnes&Noble and at Amazon.com. One web site says it's the first song Buddy Holly ever performed in public.]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: soundclip for River of Memories
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 21 Feb 03 - 11:21 PM

This song was previously posted by Joe Offer under the title DID YOU EVER GO SAILIN'?, by Albert E. Brumley. There is more discussion in that thread.