Sacramento River

A song inspired by a blink of Laurie Lee ( Cinderellalifestyle ) Campbell`s post of the Sacramento river . Time machine back to the Gold rush days in Calif. The one take blunder flawed as usual ..... !
Words.

The Sacramento river has
ships full of dreamers
with hope against hope
in sloops and in steamers

there`s gold in the mountains
there`s gold in the streams
no gold in their pockets
just gold in their dreams

the town`s full of schemers
and ladies that sing
blacksmiths making shovels
hear the iron ring

and there`s mothers at home
at pretty wives there too
hoping for the letter saying
there is gold here for you

there`s gold in the mountains
there`s gold in the streams
no gold in their pockets
just gold in their dreams

backs are broken
blistered like the moon
life was short and cheap
where the coyotes croon

there`s gold in the mountains
there`s gold in the streams
no gold in their pockets
just gold in their dreams