I just heard the awful news
I could steer around the rocks
But they're bustin' down the docks
James River Blues
That train came on through
And the works gotten slow
So where's a boatman to go?
I think I'll float on down
To Richmond town
They don't need us anymore
Haulin' freight from shore to shore
That big iron hauls much more
Then we ever could before
I've seen good men going wrong
I've seen bad ones get it right
As that river rolls along
I'll be stepping out tonight
On the cool flow
Floatin' down down below
The bridge till the waters edge
From the ridge to the ledge
From the hills to the sea
I'll become a memory
James River Blues I just heard the awful news I could steer around the rocks But they're bustin' down the docks James River Blues That train came on through And the works gotten slow So where's a boatman to go? I think I'll float on down To Richmond town They don't need us anymore Haulin' freight from shore to shore That big iron hauls much more Then we ever could before I've seen good men going wrong I've seen bad ones get it right As that river rolls along I'll be stepping out tonight On the cool flow Floatin' down down below The bridge till the waters edge From the ridge to the ledge From the hills to the sea I'll become a memory Explain Request ×
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