Dailey & Vincent - Cumberland River

      [Intro]
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[Verse]
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I left old Kentucky in a blinding fog
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headed for the southland haulin cedar logs.
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Along around Celina I saw the sky turn blue
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Headed for the Southland with a six man crew.

[Chorus] 
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Cumberland River carry me
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on down the line to sunny Tennessee.
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Shirley Mae's awaitin' as lonely as can be
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Cumberland River let me feel that southern breeze.

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[Verse] 
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Two days on the river the weather it got rough
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Headed for the south bank we hit a big rock bluff.
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Workin' like the devil to turn this boat around
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Two miles south of Carthage we made it safe and sound.

[Chorus] 
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Cumberland River carry me
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on down the line to sunny Tennessee.
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Shirley Mae's awaitin' as lonely as can be
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Cumberland River let me feel that southern breeze.

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[Verse] 
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Two more days of travel and then I'll draw my pay
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Headed for the southland to see my Shirley Mae
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A part a can of sorghum and a sack of flour
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Fifteen dollars waitin' seven cents an hour.

[Chorus] 
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Cumberland River carry me
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on down the line to sunny Tennessee.
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Shirley Mae's awaitin' as lonely as can be
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Cumberland River let me feel that southern breeze.

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[Chorus] 
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Cumberland River carry me
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on down the line to sunny Tennessee.
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Shirley Mae's awaitin' as lonely as can be
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Cumberland River let me feel that southern breeze.
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Cumberland River let me feel that southern breeze.

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