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🎵 The River — An Original Song by James F. Spiva

“The River” is a slow, bluesy folk ballad written by my dad, James F. Spiva. It tells a story of love found and love lost, set against the timeless backdrop of a rolling river, weeping willows, and memories that linger long after the moment has passed.

This song captures both the beauty and the melancholy of looking back — where the water still flows, the flowers still bloom, but the people and moments you love may be gone forever. It’s heartfelt, reflective, and deeply personal.

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📝 Lyrics

The river is rolling and rocky
Willows are hugging the shore
I once loved a girl on that river
But now she isn’t mine any more

The girl that I loved, she was so pretty
Like the wild white roses she wore
Entwined in her hair there on that river
But now she doesn’t live here any more

The river is blue now and still rolling
The willows are weeping even more
The wild grape vine that swang us o’er that river
Isn’t swinging, isn’t swinging anymore

The river is rolling and so rocky
The willows are still hugging the shore
The trilliums are nodding ‘neath the willows
“She’s gone,” they’re saying, “Gone for evermore.”
I once loved a girl there on that river
But now she doesn’t love me any more

The girl that I loved, she was so pretty
Like the wild white roses she wore
Entwined in her hair there on that river
But only her memory lives here any more

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