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Roll On Columbia
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Singer/Songwriter
Roll On Columbia was released on January 1, 1969 by Vanguard Records as a part of the album Thinking of Woody Guthrie
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1969
LabelVanguard Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM142

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Songwriter

Lyrics

Guthrie-Leadbelly-Lomax
Green Douglas firs where the water cut through
Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew
Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Tom Jefferson's vision would not let him rest
An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest
Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest
So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
So roll on, Columbia, roll on
At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks
Waters have risen and cleared all the rocks
Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
So roll on, Columbia, roll on
And up on the river is the Grand Coulee Dam
The mightiest thing ever built by a man
To run the great factories and water the land
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Roll on, Columbia, roll on
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn
So roll on, Columbia, roll on
Written by: Woody Guthrie
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