Fairlee Well

Fairlee Well
(Blair Babcock)

Headin’ on down to Mexico
Takin’ it through the Ohio
The Ohio
The Ohio
Takin’ a ride on a river float
Headed on out from Roanoke
From Roanoke
On a river float
Through the Ohio

Woke to the flood and found you gone
Waited for you ‘til the break of dawn
They said, “He’s gone
Yeah, he’s gone”

In this brokedown palace we stand alone
Your teary-eyed bird has up and flown
Has up and flown
Oh please come home
Yeah please come home
Love please come home

In the midnight we sang our songs
In the moonlight we rolled along
We rolled along
We rolled along
Ramble on Rose and Catfish John
Can’t find a bird to sing their song
To sing their song
Since you been gone
Since you been gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone

Headin’ on down to Mexico
Takin’ it through the Ohio
The Ohio
The Ohio
Takin’ a ride on a river float
Headed on out from Roanoke
From Roanoke
On a river float
Through the Ohio
Down to Mexico

Black muddy river run deep and wide
Take it on down to the other side
The other side
The other side
Mississippi dew in the morning sun
Seems this song has come undone
Has come undone
Has come undone
Seams to this song, song, song
Have come undone

Box of rain to the left of me
So I’ll take and sing your melodies
Your melodies
Your melodies
And though your bird has taken flight
Once again I’ll bid you goodnight
I bid you goodnight
I bid you goodnight
I bid you goodnight
And we bid you goodnight