Donna J Evans and Bill White - Take Me Home to Clinch River

from Song​-​A​-​Day by Bill White

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Take Me Home to Clinch River @ Donna J Evans 7/31/21

Tents and shanties dotted the river
They panned for nuggets of gold
And mussels held freshwater pearls
Till the hydro-dam water was cold

I thought the world was my oyster
Headed down to the Gulf of Mexico
Tried to make the right choices
But you don’t know ‘til you let it go

Take me home to Clinch River
Some say it still has a few pearls
Take me home to Clinch River
Back then my pearl was a girl

She was the Queen of the Gems
Long blonde hair like sunshine
And she loved me like no other
The time she was all mine

Now I sit and stare out at the sea
In this hot sweltering breeze
The money no longer satisfies
Why I ever thought I had to leave

Take me home to Clinch River
Some say it still has a few pearls
Take me home to Clinch River
Back then my pearl was a girl

Sometimes when hurricanes howl
I hear an old gold miner ghost
“Man, you’ve been here too long
Leave this god forsaken coast”

Take me home to Clinch River
Some say it still has a few pearls
Take me home to Clinch River
Back then my pearl was a girl

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from Song​-​A​-​Day, released July 3, 2019
lyrics by donna j evans
music and performance by bill white

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