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The Day They Cleared Sims Timber
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Lake Fork Verne and his banjo. Original country and Americana songs. Songs of yesteryear, growing up during the great depression 1930's and the way things are
Just me and my banjo...writing and singing about how things used to be long ago in the 30;s and 40's and how those experiences affect today. I started out wanting to get on record these stories and songs for my grandchildren; but after doing it for a while, others have expresses interest so we are recording and putting them out there.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #560
Peak in subgenre #164
Author
Verne Garrison (Lake Fork Verne)
Rights
(C) Verne Garrison -2008
Uploaded
December 21, 2008
Track Files
MP3
MP3 1.7 MB • 128 kbps • 1:54
Story behind the song
The last few acres of timberground in our area in the fifties was cleared while my dad and I watched on for several days.
Lyrics
The Day They Cleared Sim's Timber Copyright (c) by: Verne Garrison; Valley Park, Mo 8-9-05 (F) Sim’s had forty acres of (A) timber Just a (Bb) quarter mile a (F) way (F) They harvested it last (A) winter (Bb) Dad and I were (C) there that (F) day (F) They were doing the final (A) clearing (Bb) Stacking slash and grubbin (F) stumps (F) Saws and axes split the cold, cold (A) air (Bb) Wagon ruts, skid marks (C) matted (F) clumps (F) The day they cleared Sim’s (A) timber It (Bb) had covered this ground for (F) years (F) A day that no one was a (A) winner (Bb) Dad and I choked back the (F) tears (F) It had been a (A) landmark (Bb) For farmers and passers-(F) by (F) A haven for deer and creatures of the (A) dark (Bb) Enuf to make a grown man (F) cry (F) The day they cleared Sim’s (A) timber (Bb) Dad and I (C) were (F) there (Bb) Dad and I (C) were (F) there
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