River, Take Me Along.....

The following are the lyrics of a Scottish Ballad that I have been enjoying, while thinking of the marvelous memories that have been created in my heart from the times spent at Sycamore Island Ranch in the many years past. The ballad is entitled "River" and recorded by Alex Beaton. You can view his website at: http://www.alexbeaton.com.

I was born in the path of the winter wind,
Raised where the mountains roll.
Their springtime waters came dancing down,
I remember the tales they told.

The whistling ways of my younger days
Too quickly have faded on by.
But all of their memories linger on
Like the light in the fading sky.

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song.
Ever moving and winding and free,
You rolling old river, you changin' old river,
Let's you and me river, run down to the sea.

Well I've been to the city
And I've been back again,
Been moved by some things that I've learned.
Met a lot of good people
And I call them friends.
Felt the change when the seasons turned

I heard all the songs that the children sing.
I've listen to love's melodies.
I felt my own music within your eyes,
Like the wind in the autumn trees.

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song.
Ever moving and winding and free,
You rolling old river, you changin old river
Let's you and me river, run down to the sea.

Some day when the flowers are blooming still,
Some day when the grass is still green
My rolling waters will round the bend
And flow into the open sea.

So here's to the rainbow that followed me here.
Here's to the friends that I know,
And here's to the song that's within me now,
I will sing it where e'er I go

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me a song.
Ever movin' and winding and free
You rollin' old river, you changin' old river,
Let's you and me river, run down to the sea.