C.w. Mccall - Green River Lyrics
(c.w. mccall, bill fries, chip davis)[spoken]Way out in the canyons of the west, theres a wild river. the spanish named it san buenaventura; but we knew it as the green.It was daylight on the river but we couldnt see the sunAnd we couldnt hear our voices through the roarBut we felt the boilin current and our blood was runnin coldAs we headed down the canyon of lodoreAnd the gods were runnin with usOn the day we ran the rapids of the green[chorus]And we died a thousand times in that forty miles of hellThe longest day of life wed ever seenBut we lived to tell the story and we know the story wellThe day we ran the rapids of the greenWe were thirty-two in number when we gathered on the shoreAnd we headed off into the great unknownBut we summoned up our courage an we formed a mighty teamAnd we ran that ragin river all aloneYeah, the gods were runnin with usOn the day we ran the rapids of the green[echoing shouts.]And we hear a thousand echoes on the mighty canyon wallsAs we shouted from the waters far belowAnd we saw the ancient warnings and we heard the ghostly criesOf the men who ran the river long agoAnd we prayed that they were with usOn the day we ran the rapids of the green[echoing shouts.]Now the memories are swirlin in the eddies of our mindsBut the waters of the green are flowin clearAnd the canyon of lodore will be a long remembered taleTo be told around the campfires through the yearsYeah, the gods were runnin with usOn the day we ran the rapids of the green[chorus]And we died a thousand times in that forty miles of hellThe longest day of life wed ever seenBut we lived to tell the story and we know the story wellThe day we ran the rapids of the green[echoing shouts. fade out.]
