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Down at bottom of that dirty ol' river
D C G
Down where the reeds and the catfish play
G C G
There lies a dreams as soft as the water
C G C G
There lies a bluebird that's flown away
Well to meet is like springtime and to love's like the summer
Her brown eyes shown for nobody but me
Then autumn forever, the fool come a fallin'
And the rain turned to freezin' inside of me
I'll kindle my fires with the words I can't send you
And the roads I can't follow and the songs I can't sing
I'll wander alone on the sleigh bells of winter
With the stars for a diamond and the world for a ring
Well all you young Ladies who dream of tomorrow
While you're a listenin' these words will I say
Cling to today with it's joy and it's sorrow
You'll need all your memories when youth melts away
Well the angel of springtime he rides down the southwind
The angel of summer he does just the same
The angel of autumn she's blue and she's golden
And the angel of winter won't remember your name
Well down at bottom of that dirty ol' river
Down where the reeds and the catfish play
There lies a dream as soft as the water
There lies a bluebird that's flown away
Aw, there lies a bluebird that's flown away