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Artist: The Beach Boys
Canonical path: /beach-boys/rio-grande
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Rio Grande
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Rio Grande
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Wooo
Ride 'em
Ride 'em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Ride 'em
Ride 'em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
Ride 'em
Ride 'em cowboy
Coma-ti-yi-yip-yi-a
(All aboard)
Rio Grande Rio Grande
I'd swim you but I can't
Late at night flickering fire
Keeps me warm and safe from harm
Little man, understands
The Indian's upperhand
Never stray, always travel in groups of ten
Cherokee trail (trail)
Cherokee trail (trail)
I'm ridin' you all alone
Cherokee trail (trail)
Cherokee trail (trail)
I can't find my way back home
Oh the great big river
Rolls on and on
Oh the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Yeah the great big river
Rolls on and on
And the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[Undertands the Indian's]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[Undertands the Indian's]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[Undertands the Indian's]
Ahhh-ahhhhh-ahhhhh-ahhhh-ahhhh-ahhhhhh
Big big big sky
[Undertands the Indian's]
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
The river's deep and the river's so wide
She's waitin' for me on the other side
Yea-yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I want the river to take me home
Can't ride the river no more all alone
Yea-yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I wanna tell you that she's so fine
I'm gonna love her 'til the end of time
Yeah yeah
Whao yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yea-yeah
I wanna tell you that she's my girl
There's nothin' like her in this whole wide world
Yeah yeah
Night bloomin' jasmine
It comes a-creepin' through my window
Night bloomin' jasmine
While I'm a-sleepin' near my window
Ahhhhh (bow bow bow bow)
Night bloomin' jasmine
It comes a-creepin' through my window
Night bloomin' jasmine
While I'm a-sleepin' near my window
(Rio Grande Rio Grande)
Oh the great big river
Rolls on and on
Oh the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Yeah the great big river
Rolls on and on
And the great big river
Makes my heart beat strong
Rollin' rollin' rollin' on (onnnnn)
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