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Mark Erelli Take My Ashes To The River Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this weekAlbum: Compass & Companion / Original Release Date: 2001-02-13Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 4 min 32 sec
MARK ERELLI
- Take My Ashes To The River Lyrics / with translations(Jonathan Kingham & Mark Erelli)
She was the parson's only daughter
And a poor sharecropper's dream
Her voice as sweet as falling water
From the cool clear mountain stream
We came to share a love forbidden
A union cursed by family
To be forever unforgiven
When we swore eternity
We settled hard on twenty acres
Ploughed the fields and worked the land
But the fever came to take her
With its unforgiving hand
I tried to soothe her shaking body
But no peace could I provide
She said I hear the angles singing softly
I'm bound to cross that Great Divide
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Take my ashes to the river
Where the water's cold and deep
Take my ashes to the river
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
One mournful morning in late November
Faithful to her last desire
I burned her body down to embers
Scooped the ashes from the fire
Down on the banks of the Blackstone River
For to drown her memory
As her spirit I delivered
I heard her calling out to me
She was the parson's only daughter
And a poor sharecropper's dream
Her voice as sweet as falling water
From the cool clear mountain stream
We came to share a love forbidden
A union cursed by family
To be forever unforgiven
When we swore eternity
We settled hard on twenty acres
Ploughed the fields and worked the land
But the fever came to take her
With its unforgiving hand
I tried to soothe her shaking body
But no peace could I provide
I'm bound to cross that Great Divide
CHORUS
Take my ashes to the river
Where the water's cold and deep
Take my ashes to the river
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
One mournful morning in late November
Faithful to her last desire
I burned her body down to embers
Scooped the ashes from the fire
Down on the banks of the Blackstone River
For to drown her memory
As her spirit I delivered
I heard her calling out to me
Facts about Take My Ashes To The River
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Take My Ashes To The River is written by Mark Erelli, Jonathan Kingham.
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It is first released on February 13, 2001 as part of Mark Erelli's album "Compass & Companion" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Take My Ashes To The River falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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Take My Ashes To The River song length is 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
Who wrote Take My Ashes To The River lyrics?
Take My Ashes To The River is written by Mark Erelli, Jonathan Kingham.
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When was Take My Ashes To The River released?
It is first released on February 13, 2001 as part of Mark Erelli's album "Compass & Companion" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is Take My Ashes To The River?
Take My Ashes To The River falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song Take My Ashes To The River?
Take My Ashes To The River song length is 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): mark erelli, jonathan kinghamRecord Label(s): 2001 Signature Sounds Recording Company
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