Jim Hagan

www.jimhaganmusic.com

Song of the Month

River of Blue

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Jim Hagan - 144 Sycamore Circle - Jonesborough, TN 37659

 

Phone: 423-753-8504  FAX: 423-753-8504

 

Email:  jimandkatehagan@embarqmail.com

 

River of Blue

Bluegrass Version

 

             I was raised in a small town

             A quiet place where God’s gifts reigned down

             And right in the middle a river ran through

             It was my river, my river of blue

             Blue, blue, river of blue

                                                                

             When I was twelve Dad bought me a boat

             For five dollars but we made it float

             I’d drift on down past Saw Mill Bay

             And catch some fish along the way

             In my river of blue

             Blue, blue, river of blue

 

                          Now life was a dream when I was a boy

                          Life on the river so much joy

                          And in the wind God’s love would say

                          On this river I play

                          On this river I play

 

             Four young children, were taken down

             To the bottom near our town

             Dark murky waters that ran blue

             But just like us they were passing through

             In that river of blue

             Blue, blue, river of blue

 

             Now Mom would say it’s not as safe as it seems

             I wish you would fish in a smaller stream

             But the river I knew held the secrets of life

             As I fished for the bass and fished for the pike

             In my river of blue

             Blue, blue, river of blue

                                                                              Jim Hagan 1/1/08