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Ginny © Chuck LeMonds 2016

Ginny arrived in town
But when...no one had a clue
She lived with her mother on a houseboat
Down in old Dierks slough
She grew up on the river, between Memphis, Tennessee
And the bluffs of Cape Girardeau.

She was a natural born beauty
And kept the boys in disarray
They were tripping over their own feet
Trying to win her affections and gaze
But she didn’t even notice, she didn’t even care
She was a dreamer, dreaming of the river.

She’d say, “ Take me down to the river!”
“Take me out in your canoe!”
“Take me down to the river!”
“I’ll bet you anything, I’ll catch a bigger fish than you!”


Ginny loved to go fishing
And knew the river better than most
She could sit in some back water cove
As if she’s just seen a ghost
She wouldn’t say a word, just stare into the deep
Conjuring up some catfish, which was sleeping under a big wood heap!

Ginny had a nose for where the bottom feeders dwell
Under the bridge by the river
near Good Hope and Bell,
That’s where she came upon the mystery boy
Who never said a word, hardly ever looked at her
Never said a word.


The mystery boy had something
That Ginny could not ignore
He was gruff and had no manners
And could sleep on hard wood floors
She could see he was no ones fool
And knew how to mind his own business.

Mystery Boy’s tackle box lay open on the dock
It melted all of Ginny’s resistance,
opened up all her locks
He’d hooked her line and sinker,
she’d fallen for his bait
So she sat down on the dock, and ask outright for a date
She said……

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from Album: Ghost in the Wishing Well (2019), track released January 30, 2019
Chuck LeMonds - acoustic guitar, vocals
Arkadiy Yushin - fretless bass, jemba and percussion, production work
Knut Hem - Nation Resophonic guitar
Stephan Rausch - harmonica
Gerhard Burger - accordian

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Chuck LeMonds’ music is a kind of Country Soul gumbo of blues, folk, funk and country with poetic lyrics that call to be heard. In times like these, the music and songwriting of Chuck LeMonds has the effect of a soothing balsam for the soul, or that of a plow turning over fresh soil in a field waiting to be planted in spring. ... more

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