From the recording Ditch Lilies
Lyrics
I’ve lived all my life
On the Cumberland shores
And the waters, they rise and they wane
Ain’t it funny, just like troubles
They come and they go, away
So when you get tired
When you get lost
When the river runs wide
You cross
It was spring of ’49
When the banks overflowed
We were stranded, with no place to stay
That’s when Daddy grabbed the boat
Said I’m going for help
Now would you pray
So when you get tired
When you get lost
When the river runs wide
You cross
Now the years, both strong and fallow
Like branches they float
Away