[Nelson, 1st line; Kristofferson, 2nd line; Jennings, 3rd line; Cash 4th line]
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I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry
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And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
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And the tears I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you, big river
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And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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[Willie Nelson]
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I met her accidentally in St. Paul Minnesota,
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And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl
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Then I heard my dream went back downstream cavortin' in Davenport,
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And I followed you, big river, when she called.
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[Kris Kristofferson]
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Oh she took me to St. Louis later on, down the river
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A freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone"
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And I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block.
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Raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone.
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[Waylon Jennings]
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Well, I pulled into Natchez, next day down the river
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But there wasn't much there to make the rounders stay very long.
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When I left it was rainin' so nobody saw me cry.
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Big river, why she doin' me this way?
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[Johnny Cash, lead and all the others, harmony]
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Now won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
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Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
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Go on, I've had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf
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She loves you, big river, more than me
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[Nelson, 1st line; Kristofferson, 2nd line; Jennings, 3rd line; Cash 4th line]
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I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry
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And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
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And the tears I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you, big river
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And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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Big River
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| The Highwaymen |
