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“Stono River Blues”
by Shovels and Rope
‘Swimmin’ Time’
Am G Am G
I Ammoor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that Gyou wanna Amgo
Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the Gtide gets Amlow
There’s Gso much rivers where I live down south the ocean falls outta the rivers’ Ammouth
And the Gfish don’t care if they’re fresh or brine when they’re frying in that cast iron skillet of Ammine
I Ammoor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that Gyou wanna Amgo
Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the Gtide gets Amlow
GI got a sister on Wadmalaw, she floats all day in the ledenAmwah
One Gday she left the chickens in charge and floated off to heaven on a party Ambarge
I Ammoor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that Gyou wanna Amgo
Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the Gtide gets Amlow
They Gmayor borrowed all the money he need to put in a bridge with deliberate Amspeed
And they Gcut down the oaks with the tip of his hat and EGod will never forgive him for that
 Am   Gx4
GJasmine grown wild, high in the trees, smells like heaven but it grows like a Amweed
You Gdon’t need much to be happy, the boat cost money but the shrimp is Amfree
ReGbellion runs in the blood round here, runs in the water and the earth down Amhere
It was a Gconflagration that first caught fire on nine-nine-seventeen-thirty-Amnine
I Ammoor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that Gyou wanna Amgo
Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the Gtide gets Amlow
I Ammoor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that Gyou wanna Amgo
Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the Gtide gets Amlow

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Stono River Blues

by Shovels & Rope

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“Stono River Blues”

by Shovels and Rope

‘Swimmin’ Time’

Am G Am G

Am G Am

I moor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that you wanna go

G Am

Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the tide gets low

G Am

There’s so much rivers where I live down south the ocean falls outta the rivers’ mouth

G Am

And the fish don’t care if they’re fresh or brine when they’re frying in that cast iron skillet of mine

Am G Am

I moor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that you wanna go

G Am

Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the tide gets low

G Am

I got a sister on Wadmalaw, she floats all day in the ledenwah

G Am

One day she left the chickens in charge and floated off to heaven on a party barge

Am G Am

I moor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that you wanna go

G Am

Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the tide gets low

G Am

They mayor borrowed all the money he need to put in a bridge with deliberate speed

G E

And they cut down the oaks with the tip of his hat and God will never forgive him for that

Am G

G Am

Jasmine grown wild, high in the trees, smells like heaven but it grows like a weed

G Am

You don’t need much to be happy, the boat cost money but the shrimp is free

G Am

Rebellion runs in the blood round here, runs in the water and the earth down here

G Am

It was a conflagration that first caught fire on nine-nine-seventeen-thirty-nine

Am G Am

I moor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that you wanna go

G Am

Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the tide gets low

Am G Am

I moor my boat on the Old Stono, that river take you anywhere that you wanna go

G Am

Sail on the Ashley or the Edisto but don’t get caught in the mud when the tide gets low

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