Wolverton Mountain (video) (midi)

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1. They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain,

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if you're looking for a wife,

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'cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young daughter,

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he's mighty handy with a gun and a knife.

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Her tender lips are sweeter than honey,

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and Wolverton Mountain protects her there.

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The bears and birds tell Clifton Clowers,

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if a stranger should enter there.

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2. All of my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain,

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I want his daughter for my wife.

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I'll take my chances and climb that mountain

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though Clifton Clowers, he might take my life.

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Her tender lips are sweeter than honey,

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and Wolverton Mountain protects her there.

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The bears and birds tell Clifton Clowers,

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if a stranger should wander there.

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3. I'm goin' up on Wolverton Mountain,

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it's too lonesome down here below.

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It's just not right to hide his daughter

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from the one who loves her so.

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Her tender lips are sweeter than honey,

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and Wolverton Mountain protects her there.

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The bears and birds tell Clifton Clowers,

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if a stranger should wander there.

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+ But I don't care about Clifton Clowers,

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I'm gonna climb up on his mountain,

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I'm gonna take the girl I love,

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I don't care about Clifton Clowers.

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I'm a gonna climb up on that mountain

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and I'll get the one I Iove ....

(orig. = no capo; midi = capo 2nd)    (Claude King)