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Don't Cross That Mountain

from Further West by Hungrytown

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Inspired by the tragic events surrounding the Blake family, who
in 1821 attempted to journey from Salem, New York to Marlboro,
Vermont by way of the unpredictable Kelly Stand Trail
(or “Trace”) that leads over the Green Mountains.

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It was late in the fall
All the harvesting was done
She said “let’s show my family
Our new baby son.”
He put her on their one horse
Took a look around the place
Then walked off for Dover
O’er the Kelly Stand Trace.

They made it maybe three miles
To where the mountain’s getting steep
Snow was blowing harder
Some twelve inches deep.
Wind howled down from northeast
the light was fading fast
They knew they’d have to shelter up
Or they could never last.

They told them down in Sunderland
A storm’s blowing in
Don’t cross that mountain
It’ll be cold as sin
Don’t cross that mountain
You’ll be risking your life
Don’t cross that mountain with your child and your wife.

They found them the next morning
The men from Sunderland
Their shelter blown apart
Up on the Kelly Stand
The husband’s feet were frozen
He held his wife’s dead hand
The baby crying at her breast
Up on the Kelly Stand.

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from Further West, released June 1, 2015
Words by Gene Morrison (BMI)
Music by Rebecca Hall (BMI) & Ken Anderson (BMI)
© 2006 Gene Morrison
© 2009 Broken Sun Music

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After more than fifteen years of world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson--otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown--have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting.

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