Lyrics

[Chorus] Take me down the Shenandoah, to the joining of the streams Take me back to Harper's Ferry, let me revel in my dreams Where the beauty of the mountains and the struggle to be free Go into one mighty river To the sea of history [Verse 1] Deep in the chestnut forest far beyond our memory Where dwell the spirits of the people who lived in harmony with the rivers and the woodlands, took only what they'd need From abundant game they hunted Gathering berries nuts and seeds [Chorus] Take me down the Shenandoah, to the joining of the streams Take me back to Harper's Ferry, let me revel in my dreams Where the beauty of the mountains and the struggle to be free Flow into one mighty river To the sea of history [Verse 2] When the settlers built this little town, they came to name it for Mr harper's ferry, that went from shore to shore The power of the raging rivers turned the wheels of trade, carried by the long canal Till the railroads were laid [Chorus] Take me down the Shenandoah, to the joining of the streams Take me back to Harper's Ferry, let me revel in my dreams Where the beauty of the mountains and the struggle to be free Flow into one mighty river To the sea of history [Verse 3] Like a twister out of Kansas, A man they called John Brown came in the name of freedom to this little river town With a rebel's desperation, he seized the armory And gave up his life fighting For an end to slavery [Bridge] Anderson and Leary, Newby Copeland and Green Five Black men fought there with him, and died in obscurity And just like these two rivers, they were runaway and free One lived, two died in battle And two on the hanging tree [Chorus] Take me down the Shenandoah, to the joining of the streams Take me back to Harper's Ferry, let me revel in my dreams Where the beauty of the mountains and the struggle to be free Flow in to one mighty river To the sea of history [Verse 4] Come listen to the rivers, come listen to the land Come listen to the mountains and you will understand May her beauty and her story live long after we are gone Told by the rocks and rivers And by those who carry on [Chorus] Take me down the Shenandoah, to the joining of the streams Take me back to Harper's Ferry, let me revel in my dreams Where the beauty of the mountains and the struggle to be free Flow into one mighty river To the sea of history