ALONG THE COLORADO TRAIL

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Song Title
ALONG THE COLORADO TRAIL
Writers
Hays, Sandburg
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Bittersweet, Death, Girl, Nature, Rain, Ride, travel, Wind
Lyrics
Chorus:
Weep, all ye little rains,
Wail, winds, wail, all along, along,
Along the Colorado Trail.

Eyes like the morning star, cheeks like the rose,
Lara was a pretty girl ev’rybody knows.

Chorus:

Laura was a laughing girl, joyful in the day,
Lara was a darling girl, now she’s gone away.

Chorus:

Sixteen years she graced the earth and all life was good.
Now all life is buried beneath across the wood.

Chorus:

Additional Verses as recorded by Jo Stafford on Columbia Records

Ride all the lonely night, ride all the day.
Keep the herd a-rollin’ on, rollin’ on its way.

Eyes like the morning star, cheeks like the rose,
Laura was a pretty girl, heaven only knows.

Ride through the stormy night, dark is the sky.
Wished I’d stayed in Abilene, nice and warm and dry.

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
The Weavers Country Confident, Slow, Thoughtful Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Group Sing, Strings 1950's Buy >

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