THE PEAVINE RAILROAD
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VERSE 1: A boy from Virginia named James,
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Who didn't have time for kid games,
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Went to Greene County, Tennessee,
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Far away from his family.
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To take down the virgin forest
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With crosscut saws and bird chorus.
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Workin' for a dollar a day,
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To marry his sweetheart someday.
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VERSE 2: Crossin' Nolichucky route-line
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Leavin' river flat land behind.
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The cross-ties made of Hemlock trees.
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Grass and limbs swaying in the breeze.
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Headed for the Toehead Mountain
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Ridin' the loggin' steam Peavine.
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Workin' for a dollar a day,
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To marry his sweetheart someday.
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VERSE 3: Flat cars empty to the turn-round,
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To the creek saw mill, they were bound.
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Huffin' smoke and steam up Camp Creek,
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Headin' for that big mountain peak.
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Mighty Oak and Chestnut for sale,
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Standing tall, waitin' to be fell.
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Workin' for a dollar a day,
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To marry his sweetheart someday.
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REPEAT: Workin' for a dollar a day,
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To marry his sweetheart someday.
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