Up On The Old Mountain Road

from Day By Day by Les Fireflies

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Up on the Old Mountain Road
Up on the old mountain road
Where the river’s so close you could throw a stone
Lived a woman with her three daughters
Up on the old mountain road
The youngest she is wild and free
As wild as you can be at three
She has the voice of an angel child
But Mom needs silence for a while
The oldest she is strong and kind
She's got too many boys on her mind
But girl you're only seventeen
Wait till you go overseas
I hear the Irish have nice cheeks
Down by the river Mom sits alone
In search of peace out on her own
In need of quiet, is that a sin?
Cause Mama needs a nip of gin
I forgot the middle child
She's so meek and a little mild
She's always studying in her room
But it wouldn't kill her to pick up a broom
Oh the cat came back, just the other day
She brought a mouse so we could play
The youngest said “hey, thats my pet!”
So off we went, down to the vet
Now the dog, I think he's wise
He's left the house to live outside
We can't convince him to come back in
Unless it's for a nip of gin
Down by the river I sit alone
In search of peace out on my own
In need of quiet, is that a sin?
Cause Mama needs a nip of gin

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from Day By Day, released June 29, 2022
Louise Vautour, Christine Melanson, Samantha Robichaud

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