Kern River

I'll never swim Ker 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 use to swim.
 One night in the moonlight
 The swiftness swept her live 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.
 Well, 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 I first 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'll never swim Kern River again.
 It was there I first 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 cross on the highway,
 But I'll never swim Kern River again.