Down Where The River Bends Song Lyrics and Chords by J.D. Crowe
Down Where The River Bends
Recorded by J.D. Crowe
Written by Jack Anglin, Johnny Wright, George Peck
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It's hard to keep tears out of my
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eyes
For this may
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be our last good
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bye
Your country calls
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you to defend this
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land
You'll do you
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r
par
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t just like
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ma
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n
Down
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where the river
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bends
With God's
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help we'll meet a
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gain
Under the
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same old sycamore
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tree
Proud of each
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other
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and the land of the
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free
I go down to the ocean
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blue
And be as
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close as I can to
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you
Though this old
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ocean my keep us
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apart
It can't keep
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you
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dear out of my
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heart
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If the worst should happen and the poppies should
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wave
Over your
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far and lonely
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grave
All the rest of my
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life I'll spend in
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prayer
I'll meet you in
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heaven
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there's no war
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there
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Down Where The River Bends?
- The song Down Where The River Bends was sang by J.D. Crowe.
Who is J.D. Crowe?
- James Dee Crowe (born August 27, 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He first became known during his four-year stint with Jimmy Martin in the 1950s.
