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Artist: Roy Orbison
Canonical path: /roy-orbison/river
Related lyric paths: 6
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River
Read River lyrics by Roy Orbison on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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River
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Roly-oly on now, river
Roly-oly on your way
Roly-oly on now river
Wash my cares away
River so wide and so deep
Wake the sandman from his sleep
River remind him
He has a promise to keep
Roll on, mighty river
Running wild and free
Get along now, river
Bring a dream to me
Hey now, river
Go down, River
Don't slow down, river
Bring a dream for me
Roly-oly on now, river
Roly-oly on your way
Roly-oly on now river
Take my troubles away
Robin Hood river, roll on
Go steal a dream from the dawn
River, you'll find me
Where all the dreamers have gone
Roll on, mighty river
Running wild and free
Get along now, river
And bring a dream to me
Hey now, river
Go down, River
Don't slow down, river
Bring that dream for me
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Roy Orbison performs "River", and this lyric page sits inside the Roy Orbison catalog on LyroVerse.
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