O Cumberland River Songtext
von Old Crow Medicine Show

Built a little shanty by the Cumberland River
But the rainstorm started and the water did rise
Wildcat winds and ten-foot rollers
Lordy, bless my soul, it was a hell of a ride

Eyes popped open, I was layin′ on the levy
Lord, I ain't got to heaven but I feel alright
Smallmouth jumpin′, I'm a-rollin' up somethin′
Gonna throw a little high-water party tonight

Oh, Cumberland River
Flowin′ through the heart of a guitar town
Oh, Cumberland River
Can't you hear me singin′ your song?
Can't you hear me singin′ your song?

John boat plowing up the deep, green water
Look a yonder come Jimmy with the Sly Rye beer
Five string floatin' in the Tennessee sun
Always sounds a little muddy when we pick it down here


She runs wild, fast and free
Born in the mountains up in Kentucky
They′re headin' for the falls of the Ohio
Asking me, "Darlin', don′t you wanna go?"

Oh, Cumberland River
Flowin′ through the heart of a guitar town
Oh, Cumberland River
Can't you hear me singin′ your song?
Can't you hear me singin′ your song?

(Whoo-hay, ah yeah)
There ain't no cuffs on him
(Whoo!)

Bonfire burnin′ on the banks of the river
All the girls come a-runnin' when they smell the fish fry
Barefoot dancin' when we dip into the water
I′ll be lovin′ this river 'til the day I die

Locks and dams weren′t made to last
There's nothin′ we can build to ever hold her back
She can't be held by the hands of man
The Cumberland River is gonna rise again


Oh, Cumberland River
Flowin′ through the heart of a guitar town
Oh, Cumberland River
Can't you hear me singin' your song?
Can′t you hear me singin′ your song?