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When It's Gone, It's Gone
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Alternative Folk
When It's Gone, It's Gone was released on October 21, 1991 by Flying Fish as a part of the album It Ain't Easy
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Release DateOctober 21, 1991
LabelFlying Fish
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM83

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Bucky Berger
Bucky Berger
Drums
Dennis Pendrith
Dennis Pendrith
Bass Guitar
Chris Whitely
Chris Whitely
Harmonica, Pedal Steel Guitar
Kathryn Moses
Kathryn Moses
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Graham Townsend
Graham Townsend
Fiddle
Colleen Peterson
Colleen Peterson
Background Vocals
Rodrigo Chavez
Rodrigo Chavez
Pan Flute
Ken Whiteley
Ken Whiteley
Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Organ, Dobro, Synthesizer, Triangle, Charango
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Songwriter
Fred Koller
Fred Koller
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ken Whiteley
Ken Whiteley
Recording Engineer
Jamie Sulek
Jamie Sulek
Recording Engineer
Jeanine Hollingshead
Jeanine Hollingshead
Assistant Recording Engineer
Clive Allen
Clive Allen
Editing Engineer

Lyrics

When it's gone, it's gone
When it's dead, it's dead
Put it in the book of history
That's all she wrote, she said
You point a finger at the farmer and the factory
Point a finger at the big ship sailing on the Chesapeake
Everybody's got someone that they want to blame
They go down to the water and they holler it's a cryin' shame
When it's gone, it's gone
When it's dead, it's dead
Put it in the book of history
That's all she wrote, she said
I saw a big sign saying don't you come 'round here
Well, it used to be pretty good water, but it died last year
Somebody called a meeting and somebody wrote a song
Saying everybody meant to do something, but we waited too long
Now, when it's gone, it's gone
When it's dead, it's dead
Put it in the book of history
That's all she wrote, she said
Well, the fisherman fish and the sailorman sail
They've been living on the water since Jonah and the big old whale
But we're running out of water and we're running out of time
You can tell me that the problem is theirs, but it's yours and mine
'Cause when it's gone, it's gone
When it's dead, it's dead
Put it in the book of history
That's all she wrote, she said
Put it in the book of history
That's all she wrote, she said
Written by: Fred Koller, Tom Paxton
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