Em blues

Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the river, mud in the river
Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the riverbed

The miners came in the 1900’s
Dug their caverns, tailed their sluicings
Left their pools high in the mountains
They weren’t ever supposed to overflow

Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the river, mud in the river
Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the riverbed

My mother died when I was twenty
I was twenty, I was twenty
Left me here in the land of plenty
Left me to drown alone

Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the river, mud in the river
Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the riverbed

There’s a funny thing ‘bout snow in the mountains
Snow in the mountains, snow in the mountains
It finds its way down to the flatlands
Down to the valley below

Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the river, mud in the river
Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the riverbed

This river here has flowed forever
Clear blue water, down from the mountain
Now, it’s a different color
It’s gold, gold

Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the river, mud in the river
Oh, there’s mud in the river
Mud in the riverbed

Recording:
https://sugarstill.bandcamp.com/track/mud-in-the-river