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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Isaacs
Ben Isaacs
Producer

Lyrics

There's a mockingbird singing in a dogwood tree
Outside my window reminding me
Of a time gone by
August 1969
That day seemed like the world stood still
Cause the wind didn't blow on the mountains or the fields
A storm was coming, without a warning
Her name, Camille
And the rains came down
With a mighty roaring sound
And the mountains fell
 And mixed the water and the blood
I never heard you cry
Didn't get to say goodbye
But I'll be your voice
I'll tell your story
We won't forget you
She came from hell like a thief in the night
With no regard for any life
And washed away
Friends and family
So many died, some never found
Their graves lie here on sacred ground
Yes, you were here
And in our hearts
You'll always be
 And the rains came down
With a mighty roaring sound
And the mountains fell
And mixed the water and the blood
We never heard you cry
Didn't get to say goodbye
So I'll be your voice
And I'll tell your story
We won't forget you
We’ll hear your spirit in a whippoorwill song
Remember you and sing along
Amazing grace
And precious memories
And the rains came down
With a mighty roaring sound
And the mountains fell
 And mixed the water and the blood
 We never heard you cry
Didn't get to say goodbye
 But I'll be your voice
 And I'll tell your story
We won't forget you
There's a mockingbird singing
 In a dogwood tree
Outside my window
Reminding me of a time gone by
August 19th and 20th, 1969
Written by: Jimmy Fortune
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