Rivers Of Texas | ||
I first heard this song long ago. Lyle Lovett performs it on his album, Step Inside This House. I play it without a capo, in the key of C. Rivers Of Texas --Traditional We crossed the broad Pecos, we forded the Nueces Swum the Guadalupe, we followed the Brazos Red River runs rusty, the Wichita clear But down by the Brazos I courted my dear Chorus: The sweet Angelina runs glossy and gliding The crooked Colorado runs weaving and winding The slow San Antonio courses the plains But I never will walk by the Brazos again Chorus: She kissed me and hugged me, she called me her dandy The Trinity is muddy, the Brazos quick sandy She kissed me and hugged me and called me her own But down by the Brazos she left me alone Chorus: The girls of Little River, they're plump and they're pretty The Sabine and Sulphur have many a beauty And down by the Natchez there's girls by the score But down by the Brazos I'll wander no more Chorus: | ||