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from Line of Sight by Lucy Chapin

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will the levee hold
will the levee hold?
will it hold 'til morning

will it last all night
will it last all night?
i can see, these walls are groaning

the sandbags are low
the engineer says so
the senator sends 100 black men
to lay down close

lay your body down
before the mighty mississippi

the church bells rang
the church bells rang
from memphis
to catfish row

the preacher sang
the preacher sang
an old song
in the cypress grove

"like a tree down in the water
i shall not be moved
like a tree down in the water
i shall stand my ground"

like those brave men in the levee
who laid their bodies down

lay your body down
before the mighty mississippi

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from Line of Sight, track released June 1, 2010

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Lucy Chapin New York, New York

Lucy Chapin is a New York City-based singer-songwriter. Since the age of 13, Lucy has traveled the country playing music--from busking in the streets of New Orleans to securing slots in the jamband festival circuit.

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