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Fiddle and Bow

from The Waitress by Jonathan Byrd

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I heard my neighbor's rooster crow early in the day.
I heard his axe beyond the hill and now I'm bound away.
Some men like the city life. Some men like the town.
Me, I'm bound for the lonesome hills where I can settle down

with the fiddle and the bow and the firelight's glow. You can hear that lonesome sound.
I'll leave behind all my trouble in mind and go the whole world round.

Well the red squirrel leaves and the grey squirrel stays. The eagle nests alone. A hundred miles from a wagon trail is where I'll make my home.
I've seen the old men whittlin' wood. I've seen the streets of town. A hundred miles from a railroad tie is where I settle down

with the fiddle and the bow and the firelight's glow. You can hear that lonesome sound.
I'll leave behind all my trouble in mind and go the whole world round.

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from The Waitress, released January 1, 2003

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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