Opener
I come from
down in the valley, Where mister when you're young
They bring
you up to do like your daddy done
Then I got mary pregnant and man that was all
she wrote
And for my nineteen birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We'd go down to the river and into the
river we'd dive
Oh down to
the river we'd ride
Allemande Left and Weave
Me and Mary we met in high school when she
was just seventeen
We went down to
the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
We'd go down to the river and into the river we'd dive
Swing your
Girl, Promenade We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields
were green
No wedding day
smiles no walk down the aisle no flowers no wedding dress
Oh down to the river we'd ride
Tag grand Square
We'd go down
to the river And into the river we'd dive, Oh down to the river we'd ride
Figure 1+3 We'd go down to the river -Oh down to the river we'd ride
Figure 2+4 We'd drive out of this valley - down to where the
fields were green
No wedding day
smiles no walk down the aisle -No flowers no wedding
dress
Original Lyrics
I come from down in the valley where
mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and mary we met in high school when she was just
seventeen
Wed ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green
Wed go down to the river
And into the river wed dive
Oh down to the river wed ride
Then I got mary pregnant and man that was all she
wrote
And for my nineteen birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river wed dive
On down to the river we did ride
I got a job working construction for the johnstown
company
But lately there aint been much work on account of
the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember, mary acts like
she don't care
But I remember us riding in my brothers car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse that sends me
Down to the river though I know the river is dry
Down to the river, my baby and i
Oh down to the river we ride