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__Legend of Wooley Swamp by Charlie Daniels__ (An Old Man's Winter and The Road Not Taken)  If you ever go back into Wooly Swamp son you better not go at night There's things out there in the middle of them woods That'd make a strong man die from fright There's things that crawl and things that fly And things that creep around on the ground And they say the ghost of Lucias Clay gets up and it walks around

Chorus: But I couldn't believe it, I just had to find out for myself And I couldn't conceive it, I never would listen to nobody else No I couldn't believe it, I just had to find out for myself That there's some things in this world you just can't explain

The old man lived in the Wooly Swamp way back in the gurgling woods And he never did do a lot of harm in the world But he never did do no good People didn't think too much of him They all thought he acted funny The old man didn't care about people anyway All he cared about was his money He'd stuff it all down in Mason jars and bury it all around But on certain nights if the moon was right He'd dig it up out of the ground He'd pour it all out on the floor of his shack And run his fingers through it Yeah Lucias Clay was a greedy old man And that's all there ever was to it

Chorus: The Crayton boys were white trash they lived over on Carver's Creek They were mean as a snake and sneaky as a cat And belligerent when they'd speak One night the oldest brother said ya'll meet in the Wooly Swamp later We'll take old Lucias' money and we'll feed him to the alligators They found the old man out in the back with a shovel in his hand And thirteen rusty Mason jars he just dug up out of the sand And they all went crazy and they beat the old man Then they picked him up off the ground Then they threw him in the swamp and they stood there and laughed Till the black water sucked him down Then they turned around and went back to the shack And they took the money and ran But they hadn't gone nowhere when they realized They were running in quicksand And they struggled and screamed but they couldn't get away Then just before they went under They could hear that old man laughing In a voice that was as loud as thunder

Now that's been fifty years ago an' if you go back by there again There's a spot in the yard in back of that shack Where the ground is always wet And on certain nights if the moon is right And you're down by the dark footpath You can hear three young men screaming And you can hear that old man laugh   __The River by Garth Brooks__ __(The Old Man's Winter Night and Fire and Ice)__ You know a dream is like a river Ever changin' as it flows And a dreamer's just a vessel That must follow where it goes Trying to learn from what's behind you And never knowing what's in store Makes each day a constant battle Just to stay between the shores...and

CHORUS I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry Like a bird upon the wind These waters are my sky I'll never reach my destination If I never try So I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry

Too many times we stand aside And let the waters slip away 'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow Has now become today So don't you sit upon the shoreline And say you're satisfied Choose to chance the rapids And dare to dance the tide...yes

CHORUS And there's bound to be rough waters And I know I'll tke soome falls But wit the good Lord as my captain I can make it through them all...yes

CHORUS Yes, I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry 'Til the river runs dry  __**KEY**__  Red - A metaphor is comparison without using like or as. Blue - Personification is giving an inanimate object human characteristics Purple - Symbolism is to represent ideas or qualities Teal - An antonym word in opposite to the meaning of another Navy - Imagery is showing pictures in text by being descriptive <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #808000; display: block; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Gold - A simile is comparing two things using like or as  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">