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Recorded live at the Antique Sandwich in Tacoma WA, 1981. J.W. McClure: vocal and rhythm guitar, Sam Morgan:mandolin, Zan McLeod: bass

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Rain Be a River
Rain be a river
Carry me home
Sweet home pneumonia
Lay on the banks and fish
With a bottle of wine
Rainbow on the railroad
Rolling down the line
To my long lost dream of you.

Miss Jenny Johnson
Carry me home
Sweet home I love you
Lay on the bed and fish
With a bottle of wine
Rainbow on the clothesline
Some is yours and some is mine
It’s my long lost dream of you

This ol’ po dunk town
It’s not the place
To do my dreamin’
Out in the woods old hoboes
Round the fire
Up in freight car heaven
Oh, grave yards full of trucks
And my long lost dream of you.
©John W. McClure, 1981

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released June 1, 2009
J.W. McClure

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J.W. McClure Seattle, Washington

J.W. McClure lives in Stanwood, Washington. This is a career restarted for me. In the 1970’s I was often an opening act at the Washington D.C. clubs, The Cellar Door and The Childe Harold for Tom Paxton, Dave Van Ronk, Tom Rush and many well known bands. In the 1980’s I returned to Washington to do folk music, satire and stand-up comedy before getting swamped by family and other work. ... more

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