If I had wings
like Noah's dove,
I'd fly the river
to the one I love.
Fare thee well, my honey,
fare thee well.
verse 2
I had a man
who was long and tall,
moved his body
like a cannonball.
Chorus
'member one evening
was drizzling rain,
and round my heart
I felt an aching pain.
Chorus
Once I wore
my apron low,
couldn't keep you
away from my door.
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Now my apron
is up to my chin,
you'll pass my door
but you'll never come in.
Chorus
Mighty river
runs muddy and wild,
can't care the bloody
for my unborn child.
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Number nine train
done no harm,
number nine train,
take my poor baby home.
Chorus
Fastest man
I ever saw,
was in Missouri
on the way to Arkansas.
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