Tennessee River Runs Low

[Intro] If I were born to be a river If a river is all I'd be I'd tell the giver of all of the rivers To make me the Tennessee [Verse 1] How many drops of rain roll Off of how many windowpanes Down to a valley low Where a river like me begins to grow I sing a mournful song As I rush and ramble along Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee-oh Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee, oh [Verse 2] I bury secrets deep I keep them down where the catfish creep Where the rolling tide Can't reach the things that I hide I hum a mournful tune In the Alabama June Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee, oh [Chorus] And I sing Oh dee, dee-dee-dee Oh doo, doo-doo-doo Oh oh, oh-oh-oh Even the Tennessee river runs low [Bridge] When the sky is bright and clear Not a cloud above you You can float in knowing, dear That I was made to love you When the storm is raging All the light is fading The river sings along with me Reaching for that minor key [Verse 3] Color me blue and gray River, carry me fast away Flood all the rocks and rills Humble the mighty hill I am the Tennessee See you down at the stormy sea Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee Oh dee-oh-dee-oh-dee, oh [Chorus] And I sing Oh dee, dee-dee-dee Oh doo, doo-doo-doo Oh oh, oh-oh-oh Even the Tennessee river runs low [Outro] The Tennessee river runs low Even the Tennessee river runs low