Time: 8:12 beach bum music bmi/beachead music, inc. ascap
Producer: brian wilson/lenny waronker
Co-producer: andy paley
Recorded and mixed by mark linett at ground control and soundcastle
Bluegrass sections recorded by rob dimit at twilite sound
Brian wilson/andy paley
Wooo
Ride em
Ride em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Ride em
Ride em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Ride em
Ride em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
(all aboard)
Rio grande rio grande
Id swim you but I cant
Late at night flickering fire
Keeps me warm and safe from harm
Little man, understands
The indians upperhand
Never stray, always travel in groups of ten
Cherokee trail (trail)
Cherokee trail (trail)
Im ridin you all alone
Cherokee trail (trail)
Cherokee trail (trail)
I cant find my way back home
Oh the great big river
Rolls on and on
Oh the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Yeah the great big river
Rolls on and on
And the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Rollin rollin rollin on
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[undertands the indians]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[undertands the indians]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[undertands the indians]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[undertands the indians]
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
The rivers deep and the rivers so wide
Shes waitin for me on the other side
Yea-yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I want the river to take me home
Cant ride the river no more all alone
Yea-yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I wanna tell you that shes so fine
Im gonna love her til the end of time
Yeah yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I wanna tell you that shes my girl
Theres nothin like her in this whole wide world
Yeah yeah
Night bloomin jasmine
It comes a-creepin through my window
Night bloomin jasmine
While Im a-sleepin near my window
Ahhhhh (bow bow bow bow)
Night bloomin jasmine
It comes a-creepin through my window
Night bloomin jasmine
While Im a-sleepin near my window
(rio grande rio grande)
Oh the great big river
Rolls on and on
Oh the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Yeah the great big river
Rolls on and on
And the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Rollin rollin rollin on (onnnnn)