Kern River-Merle Haggard

[ti:Kern River] [ar:Merle Haggard] [al:I Think I'll Stay Here and Drink] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.47]I'll never swim Kern River again [00:05.43] [00:10.28]It was there that I met her [00:12.40] [00:13.31]It was there that I lost my best friend [00:15.76] [00:20.39]And now I live in the mountains [00:22.56] [00:23.07]I drifted up here with the wind [00:26.16] [00:30.31]And I may drown in still water [00:32.77]But I'll never swim Kern River again [00:35.76] [00:40.45]I grew up in an oil town [00:43.08]But my gusher never came in [00:46.44] [00:50.54]And the river was a boundary [00:52.79]Where my darlin and I used to swim [00:55.57] [00:59.93]One night in the moonlight [01:02.66]The swiftness swept here life away [01:05.11] [01:09.94]And now I live on Lake Shasta and [01:12.50]Lake Shasta is where I will stay [01:15.59] [01:19.67]There's the South San Joaquin [01:21.16] [01:22.13]Where the seeds of the dust bowl are found [01:25.21] [01:29.35]And there's a place called Mount Whitney [01:31.17] [01:31.86]From where the mighty Kern River comes down [01:34.83] [01:39.09]Well it's not deep nor wide [01:41.57]But it's a mean piece of water my friend [01:45.03] [01:48.93]And I may cross on the highway [01:51.03] [01:51.56]But I'll never swim Kern River again [01:54.34] [01:58.18]Oh I'll never swim Kern River again [02:01.36] [02:03.78]It was there that I met her [02:06.91] [02:07.59]It was there that I lost my best friend [02:09.16] [02:13.33]And now I live in the mountains [02:15.74]I drifted up here with the wind [02:18.54] [02:22.84]And I may drown in still water [02:25.42]But I'll never swim Kern River again [02:29.96] [02:32.35]River - Merle Haggard