This Oregon Country
I’M LIVING A DREAM THE ONLY ONE I EVER HAD
LEAVIN’ MISSOURI BEHIND BOTH MY MOM AND DAD
MY GRANDMOTHER SAID THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY AND THE GREAT LANDS OUT WEST
THERE I MET A FRIEND HE WAS A RAILROAD MAN
WORKED THE SWITCHBOARD AT NIGHT ON THE OLD SP
HOW LONESOME THE HOUR TO WAIT THE ALBANY TRAIN
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY
PULP, SAWMILLS AND RAIN
NOW I’M NOT THE FIRST IN THE FAMILY I KNOW
DEPRESSION YEARS BROUGHT ‘EM HERE MANY YEARS AGO
TO WORK IN THE TREES AND FOR THE W.P.A.
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY
PORTS, STEELHEAD AND BAY
DOWN IN THE GREEN VALLEY OLD WILLAMETTE FLOWS COLD
BETWEEN THE PEPPERMINT FIELDS AND THE RYEGRASS AND THE ROSE
AND THE GREEN DOUGLAS FIR SOME THREE CENTURIES OLD
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY WHAT A JOY TO BEHOLD
I’M LIVING A DREAM THE ONLY ONE I EVER HAD
LEAVIN’ MISSOURI BEHIND BOTH MY MOM AND DAD
MY GRANDMOTHER SAID THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY AND THE GREAT LANDS OUT WEST
IN THIS OREGON COUNTRY AND THE GREAT LANDS OUT WEST
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