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May The River Run Dry

from Live at the Red Clay Theater by Jonathan Byrd

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May the River Run Dry Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd

Black crow lighting on your old, crooked tree
Where have you flown and whose bones did you see
May the river run dry if you lie
Mister, I won’t lie to you, I’ve flown to Mexico
I’ve flown to places only crows and outlaws know
May the river run dry if I lie
May the river run dry if I lie to you

You better shoulder your gun and prepare
Water and saddle your mare
There’s two riders coming; I can just see their dust in the air
Cross my heart and hope to die it’s true
May the river run dry if I lie to you

I looked out to the south and the crow said to me,
Devil’s Island Eddie and the Boone Kid are free
May the river run dry if I lie
Eddie’s blood is bad, so poisoned with pride
a rattlesnake bit him, crawled off and died
May the river run dry if I lie
May the river run dry if I lie to you

You better shoulder your gun and prepare
Water and saddle your mare
Look again now; even you’ll see their dust in the air
Sure as I was born to die it’s true
May the river run dry if I lie to you

The wind died, a shot rang, and all there was to see
was a black crow falling from his old, crooked tree
May the river run dry if I lie
It’s good to see you, Eddie, I just got the word
nobody knows but this black and twisted bird
May the river run dry if I lie
May the river run dry if I lie to you

Everything is prepared
I’ve watered and saddled the mares
We’ll wait here ‘til nightfall and tomorrow we’ll each have our share
Every man will get what he’s due
may the river run dry if I lie to you

sure as we were born to die it’s true
may the river run dry if I lie to you

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from Live at the Red Clay Theater, released January 27, 2015

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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. ... more

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