Down by the River Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
Down By The River
Recorded by Faron Young
Written by Jan Crutchfield and Teddy Wilburn
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Down by the river
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there's a
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tree
Beneath it's branches you promised
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me
Your love forever now that loves
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gone
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Down by the
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river
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I'm all
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alone
Do you remember
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that big
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tree
The one we carved on just you and
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me
That's only one thing you left
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behind
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heart with
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your name
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carved next to
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mine
Down by the river
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there's a
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tree
Beneath it's branches you promised
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me
Your love forever now that loves
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gone
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Down by the
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river
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I'm all
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alone
In early autumn
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I have
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found
The tree gets lonesome it's leaves turn
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brown
And with each leaf that falls a tear falls
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too
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Down by the
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river
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where I miss
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you
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there's a
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tree
Beneath it's branches you promised
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me
Your love forever now that loves
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gone
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Down by the
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river
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I'm all
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alone
FAQ
Who sang the the song Down by the River?
- The song Down by the River was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
