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Old Rivers Lyrics: (Words and music by Crofford) / How old was I when I first seen old Rivers? / I can't remember when he weren't around / Well, that old fellow did a heap of work / Spent his...
Written by Cliff Crofford "Old Rivers" by Walter Brennan featuring the Johnny Mann singers was released in March, 1962 and climbed as high as #5 on the Billboard charts and #3 on Country...
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BUSTIN' UP CLODS WITH MY OWN BARE FEET -- OLD RIVERS WAS A FRIEND OF MINE. THAT SUN WOULD GET HIGH AND THAT MULE WOULD WORK. TILL OLD RIVERS'D SAY, "WHOA!" THEN HE'D WIPE HIS BROW, LEAN BACK IN THE REINS, AND TALK ABOUT A PLACE HE WAS GONNA GO. (CHORUS) SAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA CLIMB THAT MOUNTAIN; WALK UP THERE AMONG THEM CLOUDS,
Old Rivers Lyrics by Walter Brennan from the Golden Age of Country: Hillbilly Heaven album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: How old was I when I first seen old Rivers?
Feb 18, 2024 · No views 1 day ago. "Old Rivers" is a country music song written by Cliff Crofford which tells the story of a man recalling a childhood friendship with an elderly farmer. The song was most...
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Jan 17, 2023 · An allegorical song written by Cliff Crofford and delivered with perfect down home spin and emotion by the late, great Walter Brennan. The best songs usually...
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Old Rivers was a friend of mine. That sun'd get high and that mule would work. Till old Rivers'd say, ''Whoa!''. He'd wipe his brow, lean back on the reins. And talk about a place he was gonna go. Chorus: He'd say, one of these days. I'm gonna climb that mountain. Walk up there amoung the clouds.
