On The Kootenai

Verne Garrison (aka Lake Fork Verne)

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Verne Garrison (aka Lake Fork Verne)

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 #75

Peak in subgenre #17

Uploaded

July 21, 2009

Track Files

MP3

MP3 1.8 MB • 128 kbps • 2:00

Lyrics

On The Kootenai
Copyrighted by: Verne Garrison
July 18, Valley Park, Mo
Banjo tuned E, No Capo, Key of E

On The Kootenai
        E                               A
Mountain-side with black bear and blueberries,
                                 E
They go together like honey and bees
                                B7
We used to watch them on the Kootenai
                                    E
Peering thru pine, hemlock and fir trees

Sometimes Mama bear was all alone,
At least to a rookie, it would seem
Just don't get between her and her own
Cause Sweet Mama, can get awful mean

She would clamp her mouth around the branches
Then move her head upward, with smoothe pull
She would make several passes
Until her mouth was really full

If you have never seen it, I hope you get to,
I was blessed to have been given free
The chance to work the Flathead Mountains in the blue
On the great national forest, called The Kootenai

tag:  It was all pleasure to me, working on the Kootenai

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