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Waterbound

from Debut by The Littlest Birds

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Sharon: I’ve always enjoyed the story of this song, I sing the lyrics a little differently sometimes, but this is how we recorded it

lyrics

Chicken crowing in the old pine tree
Chicken crowing in the old pine tree
Chicken crowing in the old pine tree
Down in North Carolina

Chorus
Waterbound and I can’t get home
Waterbound and I can’t get home
Waterbound and I can’t get home
Way down in North Carolina

Say old man I want your daughter
Say old man I want your daughter
Say old man I want your daughter
Down in North Carolina
Chorus

Tell me boy what you want her for
Tell me boy what you want her for
Tell me boy what you want her for
Why you want my daughter
Chorus

Share my bread and carry my water
Share my bread and carry my water
Share my bread and carry my water
That’s why I want your daughter
Chorus

If you don’t let her go we’re gonna run away
If you don’t let her go we’re gonna run away
If you don’t let her go we’re gonna run away
Away from North Carolina
Chorus

Old man’s mad and I don’t care
Old man’s mad and I don’t care
Old man’s mad and I don’t care
As long as I get his daughter
Chorus

Get up Jenny and let’s go home
Get up Jenny and let’s go home
Get up Jenny and let’s go home
Before the water rises
Chorus

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from Debut, released October 1, 2010
Trad. Arr. The Littlest Birds

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The Littlest Birds Laramie, Wyoming

The Littlest Birds is the banjo-driven music of and Sharon Martinson, performing both solo concerts and currently with several duo and trio configurations. "Think instrumental virtuosity balanced by a breezy, backwoods soul, music that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally soothing."
- Dan Bolles, Seven Days Weekly, Burlington VT, 2011
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