Rivers, Mountains, and Song

Rivers, Mountains, and Song © 1979 Tom Shindler

(Chorus)    Oh Give me free flowin’ rivers that sing a flowin’ song.
Give me mountains that reach to the sky.
Give me songs I can share with my friends everywhere
And you know I’ll be happy for the rest of my life.

1. Many an hour I sat by a stream
   And listened to it sing a peaceful song
   My troubles and my cares, they all float away
   As I sit there and try to sing along. So give me… (Chorus)
2. Many a day I have wandered alone
   Up in the mountains so high
   Each time I return I remember with pleasure
   How good it feels to be back in the sky. So give me… (Chorus)
3. Still there ain’t no finer thing that I’ll ever know
   As when folks are feeling happy as a song
   Singin’ tunes of life and love and beauty we have known
   And happy sounds when everybody sings along. So give me… (Chorus)
4. So many things in this life to make you happy
   But I know right where I belong
   Is sittin’ by the river singin’ songs to the mountains.
   Give me Rivers and Mountains and Song. So give me… (Chorus)