Caney Fork River

7. Caney Fork River – Willie P. Bennett – 3:49

I first saw her on the Caney Fork River
Heard her daddy’d rather shoot her than ever forgive her for
Falling for one of the MaCallum clan
Well what do you expect he’s a feudin’ man

Every day before breakfast her momma said daughter
It’s time you got your bucket and went to fetch water
She’d skip down the path to the cool dark eddy
That fed into the Caney Fork River

Caney Fork River, Caney Fork River
Like water everywhere it’s a taker and a giver
She touched it to her body
She touched it to her lips
How I wish I was the Caney Fork River

Well it’s no use thinking that you won’t get caught
Cause your lucky streak has been running on
I couldn’t swim so I started across
Hangin’ on to the branches of a hollow log

Well the log hit a rock and I went to the bottom
And my body washed away late last autumn
My spirit still lingers in the cool dark water
That washes the skin of Ferguson’s daughter

Caney Fork River, Caney Fork River
Like water everywhere it’s a taker and a giver
She touched it to her body
She touched it to her lips
How I wish I was the Caney Fork River