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• information and lyrics sent in by Rich Barnett Thanks Rich!
  Recorded by the Carter Family in Chicago, IL October 3, 1940, with Mother Maybell Carter singing it, according to the cd cover. The CD I have was put out by County Records, Box 191 Floyd, VA 24091. Released in 1991 titled "Carter Family - Clinch Mountain Treasures - The complete October 1940 ARC Recordings". CD #CCS-CD-112. The Carters, were the first to record what's now called "mountain music".

BEAR CREEK (The way John Prine does it)

Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Well it makes me feel like I知 on my last go 喪ound.

The water up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry wine.
The water up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry  wine.
One drink of that water, You stay drunk all the time.

If you stay up on Bear Creek, You値l get like Jesse James.
If you stay up on Bear Creek, You値l get like Jesse James.
You値l take two pistols, And you値l rob that Bear Creek train.

I知 going high, high, Up on some lonesome ridge.
I知 going high, high, Up on some lonesome ridge.
Look down on Bear Creek, Where my good gal used to live.

Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Way up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Well it makes me feel like I知 on my last go 喪ound.

BEAR CREEK (The way the A.P Carter wrote it)
by A.P Carter

Way up on Bear Creek watching the sun go down.
Way up on Bear Creek watching the sun go down.
It makes me feel like, I'm on my last go 'round.

The water on Bear Creek tastes like cherry wine.
The water on Bear Creek tastes like cherry wine.
You take one drink of it, your tasting it all the time.

If you stay on Bear Creek you'll get like Jesse James.
If you stay on Bear Creek you'll get like Jesse James.
You'll take two old pistols, and hold up that Bear Creek train.

I'm going high high up on some lonesome hill.
I'm going high high up on some lonesome hill.
Look down on Bear Creek, where my good gal used to live.