Lyrics

TYGER RIVER BOUND

By: Mike Cloonan

VERSE 1
Michael was a farmer, Mary was his wife
Side by side they worked the land, they had a real fine life
Where the Tyger River flowed past their front door
They dammed the river, they don?t farm anymore
Every night after supper, sitting on the front porch swing
Long before the damn thing started, you could hear them sing
And they?d sing

CHORUS
Tyger River bound, Tyger River bound
Where my body lays to rest, till a better home is found
Tyger River bound, Tyger River bound
Where my soul will lay to rest, till a better home is found

VERSE 2
They came and told Michael all about their plan
In the name of progress, they?re gonna build a dam
Mary said don?t worry honey, we?ll just move to town
You could get on at the mill, just don?t let it get you down
Michael said hell no, no one?s taking my land
Till they take my gun from my dying hand
And they sang

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VERSE 3
These papers are in order the sheriff slapped them down
Mary got in his way, he knocked her to the ground
Should?ve never done that, Michael said with regret
He let him have both barrels, they still haven?t found him yet
Trial didn?t last long, they said he should die
Send his kind of message, and we?ll hang ?em up real, real high
And they sang

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VERSE 4
With a noose around his neck, he saw Mary smile
As he started yelling no, everything got really wild
Each hand she held a pistol, gunfire all around
She climbed that scaffold and she cut her lover down
When the smoke had cleared both dead on the ground
Side by side as always and Tyger River bound
And they sang

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VERSE 5
Way down beneath that dam, there lies a front porch swing
If you listen late at night, you still can hear them sing
And they?d sing
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