Red Dog Ash - Three Rivers Lyrics
She goes a running after midnightFeet pounding on the cool Kentucky clayGot to cross the big OhioFreedom waters for a tired, hungry slaveShe’s a night walkerA dead man talkerA Black-eyed girl running from the graveMother’s milk and heart a poundingShe goes running cross the cool Kentucky clayJust a poor girl born in GalileeStayed in Bethlehem then lit out for a whileHeard the voices of the angelsSent her running down the delta of the NileShe’s a word-stakerA man’s-law-breakerVirgin mother walks 400 milesNinety days and more a strangerShe goes running down the delta of the NileShe sees the Dipper in the low skyHolds a faded paper tight within her handDesert skies are mighty lonesomeIf you’re headed for El Norte Rio GrandeShe’s a dream chaserA border town racerMestizo girl alone upon the landForty days a proud new motherShe’s headed for El Norte Rio GrandeAnd it’s three rivers of promise to crossThree mothers in the wilds all but lostSome are praised and some are scornedSome are saved, some forlornSome find a bed, some find a crown of thorns
