Story Behind The Song
My dad grew up in southern Illinois. Every year we'd go back to visit his home. Many times we'd be re-routed due to flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Many of these folks talked of their sandbagging, packing and moving as just part of the
Song Description
People who live along "mighty rivers" are special folks. Some have lived there generations and have learned that packing up moving until flood waters recede and then cleaning up and moving back in is a way of life
| Song Length |
2:50 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Will |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Roll On Mighty River
Dave Hawkins
Roll on mighty river
Roll on through the night
Roll on Mississippi
With all of your might
River flowing deep and wide
River roll just like a tide
That won?t stop growing till it reaches shore
Things were bad I knew they couldn?t get worse
Now there?s mud where once fertile earth
Gave the crops that fed my family and me
C/
My grand-dad built this town
Now the river?s trying to tear it down
Taking lives and all their memories
But this town?s not just bricks and stone
It?s the heart that makes it a home
It?s that heart that?ll build it again
C/
©2004 J. David Hawkins- BMI
Mountainside Music Publishing