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Track: Kern River
Artist: Merle Haggard
Album: Kern River

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Name: Merle Haggard
Spotify Genres: classic country, outlaw country, country, traditional country, honky tonk
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American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler and songwriter. Born on April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA – died on April 6, 2016 in Palo Cedro, CA (day of his 79th birthday). He was married to [a=Leona Williams] from 1978 to 1983 and [a=Theresa Lane Haggard] was his fifth wife from 1993 until his death. For his studio see [l=Talley Studios]

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Release: Merle Haggard - Kern River
Year: 1985
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country

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I'll never swim Kern River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost my best friend.
And now I live in the mountains.
I drifted up here with the wind.
And I may drown in still water,
But I'll never swim Kern River again.
I grew up in an oil town,
But my gusher never came in.
And the river was a boundary,
Where my darlin' and I used to swim.
One night in the moonlight,
The swiftness swept her life away.
And now I live on Lake Shasta,
And Lake Shasta is where I will stay.

There's the South San Joaquin,
Where the seeds of the dust bowl are found.
And there's a place called Mount Whitney,
From where the mighty Kern River comes down.
Now, it's not deep nor wide,
But it's a mean piece of water, my friend.
And I may cross on the highway,
But I'll never swim Kern River again.

I'll never swim Kern River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost my best friend.
And now I live in the mountains.
I drifted up here with the wind.
And I may drown in still water,
But I'll never swim Kern River again.
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I'll never swim Kern River again.
An' it was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost my best friend.
Now I live in the mountains.
I drifted up here with the wind.
And I may drown in still water,
But I'll never swim Kern River again.