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Root River Gal

from Driftless by Harry Kimball

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Kathy sees the storm post up the valley
And she whistles to the left and to the right
And she swings down the ladder to the jon boat
And chokes the motor till it starts, alright

The warnings cover all of Houston County
And the river valley up to Lanesboro
The porch at Crystal Creek it warps and windles
And the trees sway ominously to and fro

Without the flood we grow old
Wither and die inevitable

Tied up south of Rushford someone asks to borrow gas
Tell her that she's pretty, scope her ass
“I’d watch it sir,” she says “I'm valley-born, I ain't your pal
And I swing like a Root River Gal”

Kathy speeds downriver with the levee on her right
Headed for the floodgates and a well-earned Hokah night
With Kathy on the river and my baby next to me
Got a feeling that we're gonna be alright

Without the flood we grow old
Wither and die inevitable

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from Driftless, released June 19, 2020
Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, effects - Harry Kimball

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Harry Kimball Lisbon, Maine

Harry Kimball is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose compositions carry a wistful melancholy tinged with dark humor. He borrows from John Prine’s sepia realism and Warren Zevon’s playful world-weariness, adding the lyrical density of Stephen Malkmus and the literary sensibilities of Bill Callahan. Follow Harry on Facebook + Instagram @ harrykimballsongs ... more

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