Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Carter Family
Canonical path: /the-carter-family/the-winding-stream
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The Winding Stream
Read The Winding Stream lyrics by The Carter Family on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Winding Stream
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Oh give to me
A winding stream
It must not be too wide
Where waving leaves
From maple trees
Do meet from either side
The water must
Be deep enough
To float a small canoe
With no one else but you
Do not disturb
My waking dream
The splendor of
That winding stream
Flower in my canoe
Her eyes they looked me through
A maiden fair
With golden hair
Is very much Like you
The sparkling trout
Beneath the bank
Does leave his hiding place
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The Carter Family performs "The Winding Stream", and this lyric page sits inside the The Carter Family catalog on LyroVerse.
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