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Secret Of The Waterfall
02:44
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Down by the waterfall
Where the waters run so cool
There no secrets ever fall
From the lips of the fool
Jeniffer was seventeen the same age as I
She had lived next door to us since we were five
She knew I loved her dearly, I told her many times
And I looked forward to the day that she would be all mine
One more year of school we thought, then wedding bells would ring
But the hand of fate has ways of changing everything
I walked upon the two of them down by the waterfall
Jeniffer and Jimmy Jones they saw me not at all
Jimmy Jones was married and had a family
And I just couldn’t understand why they did this to me
Both were scared but all they thought I’d do was tell his wife
Their faces turned to masks of fear before I took their life
People say that Jeniffer just up and ran away
Jimmy Jones who disappeared is a mystery today
Many years has passed but bitterly I still recall
And only I alone know what’s behind the waterfall
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Precious Memories
03:36
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Precious memories, unseen angels
Sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger, ever near me
And the sacred past unfolds
Precious memories, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness, of the midnight
Precious sacred scenes unfold
Precious father, loving mother
Fly across the lonely years
And old home scenes, of my childhood
In fond memory appears
Precious memories, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness, of the midnight
Precious sacred scenes unfold
As I travel on life's pathway
Know not what the years may hold
As I ponder, hope grows fonder
Precious Memories flood my soul
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Down In The Valley
03:53
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Down in the valley valley so low
Hang your head over hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow dear hear the wind blow
Hang your head over hear the wind blow.
Roses love sunshine violets love dew
Angels in heaven know I love you
Know I love you dear know I love you
Angels in heaven know I love you.
If you don’t love me love whom you please
Throw your arms ’round me give my heart ease
Give my heart ease love give my heart ease
Throw your arms round me give my heart ease.
Build me a castle forty feet high
So I can see him as he rides by
As he rides by love as he rides by
So I can see him as he rides by.
Write me a letter send it by mail
Send it in care of Birmingham jail
Birmingham jail love Birmingham jail
Send it in care of Birmingham jail.
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I'll Not Be A Stranger
03:13
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I’ll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I’m acquainted with folks over there
There’ll be friends there to greet me
There’ll be loved ones to meet me
At the gates of that city four square
Through the years, through the tears, they’ve gone one by one
But they’ll wait at the gate until my race is run
I’ll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I’m acquainted with folks over there
I’ll not be a stranger when I get to that city
I’ve a home on the streets paved with gold
I’ll feel right at home there
In that beautiful somewhere
With the loved ones whose memory I hold
I’ll not be a stranger when I get to that city
There’ll be no lonely days over there
There’ll be no stormy weather
But a great time together
On the streets of that city four square
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Hermit Miner
03:30
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Under a ledge, where the red wall ends
Lives an old miner with no family or friends
And the canyon is his home, the cabin built in stone
There he’s living out his life, ‘til he’s only dust and bones
From eastern Tennessee he rode to Santa Fe
To Northern Arizona, two thousand miles away
From the station to the rim, he walked out in the snow
Built a trail into the canyon and a copper mine below
CHORUS:
Only two mules and a few miner’s tools
A fiddle and a song, a river flowing strong
Cliff’s high and steep and the canyon is deep,
As a hermit’s life is lonesome and a miner’s day is long
Cold frozen hands fumble for a match
‘Til the lantern flickers and the wood-fire starts to catch
And a cold lonesome wind blows a song in the air,
His voice echoes in the canyon, but there’s no one can hear
CHORUS
Two trees still grow where the trail winds from the rim,
The cabin walls are crumbled and the mine is all caved in
And the canyon was his home, the cabin built in stone,
There you’ll find him still today though he’s only dust and bones
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Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Jordan River is deep and wide, hallelujah
Meet my mother on the other side, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
I've never been to heaven, but I've been told, hallelujah
The roads up there are made of gold, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Jordan's river is chilly and cold, hallelujah
Chills my body, but not my soul, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
Michael row your boat ashore, hallelujah
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Cielito Lindo
03:48
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De la Sierra Morena,
cielito lindo, vienen bajando,
Un par de ojitos negros,
cielito lindo, de contrabando.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
cielito lindo, los corazones.
Ese lunar que tienes,
cielito lindo, junto a la boca,
No se lo des a nadie,
cielito lindo, que a mí me toca.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
cielito lindo, los corazones.
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From the Sierra Morena,
lovely heaven, coming down is
A pair of lovely black eyes,
lovely heaven, sneaking by.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Sing and don’t cry,
Because by singing our hearts are happy, lovely heaven.
That beauty mark that you have
lovely heaven, next to your mouth,
Don’t give it to anyone,
lovely heaven, for it is mine.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Sing and don’t cry,
Because by singing our hearts are happy, lovely heaven.
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The Ruta Beggars Boston, Massachusetts
Brought together at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the American Roots Program by their passion for bluegrass, The Ruta Beggars infuse traditional bluegrass and early swing to create a timeless act filled with intricate yet smooth vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun! They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances. ... more
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