Tennessee River Runs Low Lyrics - The Secret Sisters

If I were born to be a river 

If a river is all I'd be 

I tell the giver of all of the rivers 

To make me the Tennessee 

How many drops of rain roll off of how many window panes 

Down to a valley low where a river like me begins to grow 

I sing a mindful song as I rush and ramble along 

O dee-o-dee-o-dee-o dee-o-dee-o-dee-o 

I bury secrets deep, I keep them down where the catfish creep 

Where the rolling tide can't reach the things that I hide 

I hum a mindful tune in the Alabama june 

O dee-o-dee-o-dee-o dee-o-dee-o-dee-o 

Even the Tennessee river runs low 

When the sky is bright and clear 

Not a cloud above you 

You can float in knowing dear 

That I was made to love you 

When the storm is raging 

All the light is fading 

The river sings along with me 

Reaching for that minor key 

All let me blue and grey river carry me fast away 

Flood all the rocks and grills 

Fumble the mighty eel 

I am the Tennessee, see you down at the stormy sea 

O dee-o-dee-o-dee-o dee-o-dee-o-dee-o 

Even the Tennessee river runs low