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Under The Riverbed

from From The Air by M Shanghai String Band

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UNDER THE RIVERBED

I’m up at dark beneath God’s grey sky
These days I never see the light
Before I go, under the riverbed
A pick or shovel fits me right

Lower me down the tombstone chamber
Some 20 feet below the sea
We strike that hole, under the riverbed
You can’t whistle or barely breathe

A cursed cough under the riverbed
From the company doctor not a sound
The whispered rumor, bad news from Brooklyn
Twelve more men have fallen down

The sand hog holds a brass token
I carry number 45
In case I’m found, under the riverbed
My body can be identified

It’s a long way down the riverbed
Where I toil away my days
In the cold hard ground, under the riverbed
To build this bridge over my grave
To build this bridge over my grave

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from From The Air, released May 29, 2007
Words & Music by Austin Hughes

© 2007 Austin Hughes Music, ASCAP

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M Shanghai Brooklyn, New York

Since 2002, this Brooklyn collective's roots-based, original songs and joyous performances have created a fiercely loyal word-of-mouth following. They invite you to celebrate the release of their new album, "Bedlam", and to visit them for their monthly first-Saturday performances at The Jalopy Theater www.jalopy.biz ... more

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