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Big River (take 1)
Bob Dylan featuring Johnny Cash
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Now, I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
But the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl
And then I heard my dream went back downstream cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, big river, when you called
Then you took me to St. Louis later on, down the river
A freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone"
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff
She raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone
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Now, won't you paddle down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, rollin' on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
She loves you, big river, more than me
Now, I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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