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Johnny Cash
Big River
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Big River was released on November 13, 1958 by Charly as a part of the album Johnny Cash Sings: The Songs That Made Him Famous (Definitive Expanded Remastered Edition)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Luther Perkins
Guitar
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jack Clement
Jack Clement
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
[Verse 2]
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
Then I heard my dream went back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
[Bridge]
Oh, guitar, keep goin'
[Verse 3]
Then you took me to St. Louis later on, down the river
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
[Verse 4]
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the Gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me
[Verse 5]
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Written by: Johnny R. Cash

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