Misty River - The Trees They Do Grow High Lyrics
MANY IS THE TIME - MY OWN TRUE LOVE IVE SEEN.MANY IS THE HOUR - I'VE WATCHED HIM ALL ALONE.HE'S YOUNG, BUT HE'S DAI-LY GROWIN'.FATHER, DEAR FATHER, YOU'VE DONE ME GREAT WRONG.YOU'VE MARRIED ME - TO A BOY WHO IS TOO YOUNG.I AM TWICE TWELVE - AND HE IS BUT FOURTEEN.HE'S YOUNG, BUT HE'S DAI-LY GROWIN'.DAUGHTER, DEAR DAUGHTER, I'VE DONE YOU NO WRONG.I'VE MARRIED YOU - TO A BRAVE LORD'S SON.HE'LL BE A MAN TO YOU, WHEN I AM DEAD AND GONEHE'S YOUNG, BUT HE'S DAI-LY GROWIN'FATHER, DEAR FATHER, IF YOU SEE FIT,SEND HIM OFF TO COLLEGE, FOR ONE YEAR YET.I'LL TIE BLUE RIBBONS - ALL AROUND HIS HEAD.TO LET THE LADIES KNOW, THAT HE'S MARRIED.ONE DAY AS I WAS LOOKING O'ER MY FATHER'S GARDEN WALL,I SPIED THE YOUNG BOYS - ALL PLAYING WITH THEIR BALL.MY OWN TRUE LOVE - HE WAS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL.HE'S YOUNG, BUT HE'S DAI-LY GROWIN'AT THE AGE OF 14 - HE WAS A MARRIED MAN.AT THE AGE OF 15 - THE FATHER OF A SON.AT THE AGE OF 16 - ON HIS GRAVE THE GRASS WAS GREEN,CRUEL DEATH, HAD PUT AN END, TO HIS GROWIN' . (PAUSE) TO HIS GROWIN' .I'LL MAKE MY LOVE A SHROUD - OF THE GARDEN SO FINE.EVERY STITCH I STITCH ON IT - THE TEARS COME TRICKLING DOWN.ONCE I HAD A TRUE LOVE - BUT NOW NARY A ONE.BUT I'LL WATCH, O'ER HIS SON, WHILE HE'S GROWIN' While he's growin
