FAWM: "When the River"

When the River

2025 by @tseaver

Liner Notes

Following the lead of dozens of early blues singers lamenting flooding.

Lyrics

Verse

|: When the river comes up, Better hope you've done enough. :| Ain't no denyin', We'll be hearin' moans and cryin' When the river comes up.

Verse |: When the river starts to rise, Pray your levee's high enough. :| Sandbags and shovels Come too late to fix your troubles When the river starts to rise.

Bridge Waters boil and churn. When, oh when will we learn? Heavens quake and fall. Is there a way out of it all?

Verse |: When you hear the river roar, Can you hold on 'til the morn? :| As you run for higher ground Do you hear a trumpet sound? Or is it just the river's roar?

Tag As you run for higher ground Do you hear a trumpet sound? Or is it just the river's roar?

Comments

@sml 2025

Real nice. I enjoyed the staccato guitar picking and the lyrics."..is it just the river's roar" the rising river might only be the beginning of something much, much bigger. Yikes.

@cadence 2025

Love the combination of voice and instrument in this. I spent 25yrs living in a flood plain, so this work really resonates with me! Thanks for your comments on my first solo Fawm song/skirmish Page 32 of This Book

@chipwithrow 2025

A finger-picked blues about a river? Count me in - this is great! More that just blues - you have some sweet jazz and old-time chords in there. And your voice is so sweet. One of the best songs I've heard this FAWM.