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Down To The River

from Bridges by Tim Harrison

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I first played this in 1983 at the Edmonton Folk Festival on the CBC show simply folk...they had a wonderfully friendly host whose name escapes me...

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DOWN TO THE RIVER
©Tim Harrison and Second Avenue Songs 1979

Chorus:
Let's go down to the river
You can wash your soul
Sit on the banks and watch it flow by
We all got a reason to go

I went down to the main street
People rushing to and fro
Moving around in a world that keeps them down
They've got no one to turn to
They've got nowhere to go

I saw a woman staring (at nothing at all)
She'd gone away pretty far
Too scared to talk and too stiff to move
Desperation on her face
Fear in her heart

I was talking to some old folks
They say they've got nothing left to give
Swallowed up by some young people's lies
They don't even feel
They have a reason to live

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from Bridges, released January 1, 1997
Tim Harrison vocals, guitar; Nick Naffin acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar and keyboards; Alyssa Wright cello, background vocals; Dennis Pendrith, bass; Dee Potter, drums, percussion, and background vocals; Beverly Kreller background vocals; Rick Fielding banjo, mandolin; Loretto Reid flutes and whistles; Ken Skinner keyboards; Joao Carvalho guitar, Glenn Maguire background vocals; Mose Scarlett background vocals.

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Tim Harrison Owen Sound, Ontario

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Tim Harrison has worked as an artist, songwriter, and as a creator of arts events.. Along with founding the Owen Sound Summerfolk Festival,Tim has been Artistic Director of the Mariposa, Northwind, and Eaglewood Folk Festivals, and the Big Fish Music Fest.
Tim has released eight highly acclaimed recordings of original material and has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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