may drown in still

Kern River (writ by Merle Haggard) - Tabs, Chords, Lyrics | cowboylyrics

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I'll never swim Kern River again.
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It was there that I met her.
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It was there that I lost my best friend.
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And now I live in the mountains.
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I drifted up here with the wind.
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And I may drown in still water,
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But I'll never swim Kern River again.

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I grew up in an oil town,
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But my gusher never came in.
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And the river was a boundary
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Where my  darlin' and I used to swim.

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There's  the South San Joaquin,
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Where the seeds of the dust bowl are found.
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And there's a place called Mount Whitney
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From where the mighty Kern River comes down.
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Well, it's not  deep nor wide,
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But it's a mean piece of water my friend.
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And I may cross on the highway,
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But I'll never swim Kern River again.

Second Hand Songs - Recording: Kern River - Dave Alvin
On audio album Tulare Dust - A Songwriters Tribute to Merle Haggard (1994)
{ Merle Haggard 1985; Dave Alvin 1994; Jon Wilcox 2002 }

ytube: MERLE HAGGARD - Kern River (embedding disabled; d n find vid of dave alvin covering)



tuned in today, got lucky, rpj sitting in for squirrel shape I'm in. so playing all the 'altv ctry' I like.

also:

All things that are alive are brothers in the soil, and in the sky. .. And the answers don't seen easy, and I'm wondering if they could be. (townes van zandt High Low and Inbetween his songs to me always the most sad * him: "I wouldn't say sad. more: hopeless.")

and
That's How Strong My Love Is performed by Buddy Miller August 19, 1997

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