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James River blues
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I just heard the awful news
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I could steer around the rocks
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But they're bustin' down the docks
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That train came on through
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And the works getting slow
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Now where's a boat man to go?
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I think I'll float on down
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To Richmond town
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They don't need us anymore
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Haulin' freight from shore to shore
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That big iron hauls much more
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Than we ever could before
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I've seen good men going wrong
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I've seen bad ones get it right
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As that river rolls along
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I'll be stepping out tonight
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On the cool flow
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Floatin' down, down below
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The bridge to the waters edge
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From the ridge to ledge
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From the hills to the sea
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I'll become a memory
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James River Blues
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James River Blues
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James River Blues
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