Old Time River Man Lyrics

Old Time River Man
(John Hartford) (Down on the River Album)
And (Banjo According to John Hartford, Lesson 1)
I think the cd is in key of E (my soundbyte is in D, banjo tuned E Capo 4)
()Where does an () old time () river man () go
After he's passed () away?
Does his soul () still keep a () watch on the () deep
For the rest of the river () days?
Does he then () come () back as a channel () cat
Or the wasps that light on the () wheel?
Or the birds that () fly through () a summer () sky
Or the fish swimming under the () keel?
Where does an () old () time pilot () go
After he's stood his last () watch?
Does he fall by the () ear of the () man who () steers
Saying hold her on that () notch
There's a gentle () sneeze in the () river () breeze
Saying son I'm goin to () bed.
And they light their () pipes and ()go off in the() night
Or was that fireflies () instead?
Where does an () old time () engineer () go after he's cooled her () down?
Gone up the () hill to never () come () back, on the quiet side of () town.
Does his ) soul live () on in the engine () songs
While the striker checks the () gears?
Is he still () afloat on an () old steam () boat after he's gone from () here?
Does it () hang around () like a distant () sound or last years broken () hearts
Does it () then come () back on a brand new () track sure to bend your () head
It might be () old, but just turned () gold, by the () talking heads () instead.