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French King

from For A Song by Mark Erelli

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Mark Erelli – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Paula Cole – vocals
Marco Giovino – drums, percussion
Zachariah Hickman – upright bass, arco bass
Sam Kassirer – piano
Charlie Rose – pedal steel

lyrics

Driving home on the Mohawk Trail last night
My thoughts aimless as the dry leaves in my headlights
When I saw a state trooper running out onto the French King Bridge
Flashlight sweeping the darkness over the edge

On a fair day you can see the Green Mountains turn blue
Standing on the French King watching the river roll through
But on a moonless night the black wind howls and moans
And the river moves like a serpent a hundred feet below

(Chorus)
Roll on river
Restless for the sea
Take this valley wash it clean
Who can say where a soul will find peace
Who will keep the river from the sea

I thought of a shepherd, his flock bedded down for the night
And the eyes of the wolves, moving just beyond the fire light
And my own little child asleep in his bed
As I drove on into the darkness up ahead

(Chorus)

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Mark Erelli – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Paula Cole – vocals
Marco Giovino – drums, percussion
Zachariah Hickman – upright bass, arco bass
Sam Kassirer – piano
Charlie Rose – pedal steel

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from For A Song, released April 8, 2016
written by Mark Erelli (Hillbilly Pilgrim Music/ASCAP) & Jeffrey Foucault (Blueblade Music/ASCAP) admin. By Domino Music Publishing USA (ASCAP)

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"You know those artists who release a great first record and then have enormous trouble following it up with anything as interesting? Yeah, that’s not Mark Erelli." -Red Line Roots

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