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Wild Mustard River

from Once More A​-​Lumb'ring Go by Michigan-IO

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Down by the Wild Mustard River, Down by the old Emrick Dam,
We arose from our blankets one morning
to flood from the resevoir dam.

When the waters come rustling and rolling, Our peaveys and pikes we’d apply, Not thinking that one of our number
this day had so horr’ bly to die.

Wild Mustard River!

On the river there’s none any better,
On a log than our friend Johnny Styles.
He had worked there more than any other,
But he always was reckless and wild.

But today his luck went against him, His foot it was caught in the jam;
And you know how that creek runs a howling
when you flood from the resevoir dam

We worked for an hour and a quarter, We worked till our time come to spare. And we had a hole well worked through her
When like lightning she hauled out of there.

We rode her down and pulled up in dead water;
We worked till the sweat down us poured;
We pulled his dead body from in under,
But it looked like poor Johnny no more.

His flesh was all cut up in ringlets And rolled out as flat as your hand.
We’ll hold peace on this earth for his body
While the Lord holds his soul in command.

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from Once More A​-​Lumb'ring Go, released November 19, 2022

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