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Oh, Singer Lyrics By Jeannie C Riley

    oh singer sing me an old song yeah
    oh singer sing me an old song sing me an old song about cotton bales
    tell me how the good earth feels down in the high white cotton yeah
    cause in my life i’ll never get to walk on my knees in the fields

    oh singer sing about the railroad
    sing about a coal shovellin’ fireman on the ln rail
    let me gather ’round the fire with all the people in the depot
    cause in my life singer i’ll never ride those coal fired trains

    take me back oh singer take me back
    i’m livin’ a life i can’t slow down cept with a song
    and i wanna know how the people made it without the big corporations
    and i wanna feel how the people lived when life was slow

    oh singer take me to the river
    let me ride the big river boat down to new orleans
    let me lean overboard and wash my hands in the mississipi water
    cause singer i can only ride that boat in a song you sing

    take me back oh singer take me back
    i’m livin a life i can’t slow down cept with a song
    and i wanta know how the people made it without a big corporation
    and i wanta feel how the people lived when life was slow
    oh singer sing me an old song yeah
    sing me an old song about cotton bales
    tell me how the good earth feels down in the high white cotton yeah
    cause in my life i’ll never get to walk on my knees in the fields
    in the fields

    Artist: Jeannie C Riley

    Year: 1971

    Decade: 70s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 161