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The Secret Sisters - "Tennessee River Runs Low" [Official Video]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Secret Sisters
The Secret Sisters
Performer
Laura Rogers
Laura Rogers
Vocals
Lydia Rogers
Lydia Rogers
Vocals
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Background Vocals
Jacob Hoffman
Jacob Hoffman
Piano
Mark Pickerel
Mark Pickerel
Drums
Phil Hanseroth
Phil Hanseroth
Bass
Tim Hanseroth
Tim Hanseroth
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laura Rogers
Laura Rogers
Songwriter
Lydia Rogers
Lydia Rogers
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Streeter
Jerry Streeter
Engineer

Lyrics

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
How many drops of rain
Roll off of how many window panes
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
Dee-oh, dee-oh, dee-oh
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
And I sing oh, dee, dee-dee-dee
Oh, doo, doo-doo-doo
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Even the Tennessee River runs low
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
Colour me blue and grey
River carry me fast away
Flood on 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
And I sing oh, dee, dee-dee-dee
Oh, doo, doo-doo-doo
Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Even the Tennessee River runs low
The Tennessee River runs low
Even the Tennessee River runs low
Written by: Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers

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