Cottonwood creek song

cottonwood creek

april 2012 buena vista colorado

1.

theres a dairy maid

with chestnut brown eyes

and skin burnt from working

beneith the great clear blue skies

with her hair so dark

and such rosy cheeks

she lives on the banks

of the Cottonwood Creek

as fresh as the fountain

as strong as the mountain

she made me happy

though i stayed but a week

and as i travel afar

over wild rolling seas

i'll remember my sweetheart of

Cottonwood Creek

2.

our lives are a dance

to a strange melody

played by players unknown

and who no-one can see

as i followed the steps

i found that my feet

had led me to the banks

of the Cottonwood Creek

though our meeting was brief

our love was deep

full of moments of sadness

and passionate heat

as the mystical dance

sweeps me far away

i'll remember my sweetheart

of Cottonwood Creek

G G C D

G b- A7 D7

G b- C G

b- a- D7 G

G G C C

G b- e- D7

G b- C G

b- a- D7 G