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Down River 02:54
On the water after midnight, the banks are caving in the fish can't swim and the trees won't grow and i'm sitting here again. And i'll float on down the river, just the same There's 40 feet of snow outside, that's just where we are snowed into a tiny home, never torn apart And I'll float on down the river, just the same Seasons are changing, we'll never see again Hoping when we look back we'll remember what we did And i'll float on down the river just the same
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Tell me one more time my dear because i don't think i heard you well it sounds like you said goodbye as far as i could tell Ol' Brown whisk y in my glass I'm feeling kinda low, so I'm thinkin' bout the past So i fill my guts with ol' Jim Beam and I fill my lungs with nicotine so darlin' when i see you, i wont be afraid to hear you, when you tell me one more time you said goodbye Pour me one more drink my dear 'cause i dont think i heard you well it sounded like you said goodbye as far as i could tell
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I'll be Joe DiMaggio and you can be my dark haired Norma Jean we'll live out in the country, we'll be living off of bread and string beans But babe you gotta give me a chance 'cause you know that we may never get another chance to dance I'll be Super Mario and you can be my little Princess Peach I'll keep you safe from evil doers get ourselves a castle on the beach Maybe I'll be Steamboat Willy and you can be my little delta queen we'll bounce between the river banks and stop at every port we've ever seen (Chorus) I'll be running circles untill my heart gets tired and sore You give me that little look that always keeps coming back for more WHOA MORE (Chorus) Babe you gotta give me a chance!
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Autumn Waltz 05:43
The daytime was made for the workers they build the roads and the houses we know the night time was made for the lovers we hide inside when there's no place to go cause its closer, closer my dear follow me down to the fire the evening air is so sweet and the night could be ours for a while As the sun went down o'er the hills of the Hocking I closed my eyes and felt the warm breeze I thought of my girl, and her gold curls a-shining I close my eyes and fall on my knees (chorus) When summers here, we count up the days nighttime we count up our dreams when fall comes and the harvest comes in things aren't as bad as they seem (chorus) Last summer you told m you'd call I waited right there by the phone the shutters closed, the light all turned off and i cried all night long there alone a letter left on my door a suit case left there on the floor a long cold winter alone no chance of seeing my home so save me, save me my dear I'm not strong enough here alone (chorus)
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White boots 07:03
Through the desert, so dry dodging the rain the only time it gets me is when i cant feel the pain my boots painted white, my emotion the same the men we killed yesterday still don't have a name some say the angel will come down and rescue my soul if death be a woman, then this is beyond my control The taste of a bourbon and a good cigarette would leave a man blind to his every regret the hot summer sun, the boots i call home are leaving me alive and so very alone. (chorus) The say you cant go back, but good lord you know that I've tried the looks on the faces of thousands who know that i lied (Chorus)
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Well I'mm drinking Old Milwaukee in my room My wife she just went crazy then she chased me off with a broom i guess i should just learn to keep to myself and tell he that Im going to the bar all by myself Well im walking my ol' drunk ass to the bar i left my keys inside you know i couldnt my car the cops cant get me now its after 4 just point me in the right direction just shove me out through the door Well i spilled some Ol' Milwaukee on my shoes you know this always happens everytime that i get loose i guess i should get dressed and go to bed and lay that fluffy pillow right beneath my stupid head
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the trees are swaying now and the evenings fast approaching and the snow is falling down is this the end of pain or just the beginning my bird died hours ago and there ain't light for ten miles up the road we got forty feet of coal we shout they ain't got the men to dig us out i'm sorry baby for this life I chose well the temperature is dropping low bundle up boys its time for winter worse than we've ever known if I don't make it tell my girl I love her we're sick and tired and damned near thirty miles from any road say your prayers boys and ask god to save your souls I'm sorry baby for this life I chose sorry I must leave you now to face the world and all of its sorrows if you have a message for your long lost love write it in the snow I'm sorry baby for this life I chose
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O'l Slewfoot 02:56
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My Mamma taught me patience, my Daddy helped me grow up He was staring at me over a morning paper looking over his coffee cup. he told me about the world, the he said son go do your best and ill be there to help you with the rest. I hide my bible in my back pocket, my heart under my sleeve i keep my conscience up above my shoulders like my Daddy taught me Mamma's got her home-cooking and hopes that i wont leave but Daddy knows the road is home for me There's a few things in life that im sure i understand like opening doors for ladies and helping your fellow man instead of doing just enough you can go do what you can and all your work will pay off in the end (chorus)

about

This is our debut Album. All songs are original, except for our rendition of the old favorite "Ol' Slewfoot".
We recorded this in mine and Pete's old high school with help from our friend and band director J.D Latorre. Songs were recorded live with no tracking.
We take great pride in this record, though our sound has changed a bit over the past year, but what hasn't changed over the last year?
Enjoy friends and take care, hope to see you in person sometime soon.

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released October 2, 2012

All songs written and performed by the Hocking River String Band.

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The Hocking River String Band Logan, Ohio

Hocking County Ohio bluegrass country.
High octane original music!

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