Raging Waters - Acoustic

from Forgotten Somehow by Wild Blue Rose

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lyrics

RAGING WATERS

I was born in the Conemaugh Valley and married at 19 years
Henry was a Johnstown steeler, but Lincoln needed volunteers
Little Rosie Marie was holding on to his knee
Then he kissed her goodbye and was gone
From a Johnstown train to the Gettysburg rain
Raging waters keep flowing on

Some folks said he was a coward and others blamed soldier’s heart
He kept on drinking as the years went by and he kept on falling apart
Day after day of just drifting away
Crying out at the break of the dawn
He would have been slain but for the 20th Maine
Raging waters keep flowing on

I never knew much about South Fork or the high class from Pittsburgh
Someone said the dam wasn’t safe, but no one listened to a word
Then the heavy rain came from Nebraska way
Pouring down at the break of the dawn
And the dam gave in with the rain and the wind
Raging waters keep flowing on

I don’t know where Henry came from
But Rosie surely would have drowned
He loosened her free from the burning debris
And carried her to higher ground
When the second wave came he was swept away
But in glory just before he was gone
He looked up to the sky and the flame burned high
Raging waters keep flowing on
And when I see him again beside the river bend
Raging waters keep flowing on
Raging waters keep flowing on

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from Forgotten Somehow, released November 25, 2023
Darrel Cameron: Harmony Vocal
Joanne Doran: Lead Vocal
Mike Farrington: Harmonica
Darren Fowler: Acoustic Guitar
Jamie Robinson: Mandolin

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