Deaver’s Crossing

James McMurtry

[Verse 1]
He walked the road with his back all bent
Ever since the accident
Leanin' on his walking cane
He kept walkin' just the same

[Chorus]
Deaver's gone from the crossin'
No one now keeps the ford
From the banks of Jeremiah's run
Off into the setting sun

[Verse 2]
He was there through the darkest night
The gypsy moth and the chestnut blight
The market crash and the teapot dome
He was there when the boys came home

[Chorus]
Deaver's gone from the crossin'
No one now keeps the ford
From the banks of Jeremiah's run
Off into the setting sun

[Verse 3]
He was there when Uncle Sam
Took away the neighbors' land
To make that Shenandoah Park
The woods got thick and the woods got dark

[Bridge]
Start walkin' back towards town
Retrace your steps as you go
Keep walkin', watch the ground
It's there somewhere I know

[Verse 4]
Deaver's gone, Mrs. Deaver too
Finer folk you never knew
With smiles for all you passers-by
And in the churchyard now they lie

[Verse 5]
So, when you fish that March Brown Hatch
Won't you share your morning's catch
With those whose ground you walked across
May their memory be not lost

[Chorus]
Deaver's gone from the crossin'
No one now keeps the ford
From the banks of Jeremiah's run
Off into the setting sun

Trivia about the song Deaver’s Crossing by James McMurtry

When was the song “Deaver’s Crossing” released by James McMurtry?
The song Deaver’s Crossing was released in 2015, on the album “Complicated Game”.

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