BITTER ROOT RIDGE - by Ray O'Bannon


oooh
now, long about ten you can hear them truckers talkin'
'bout where the smokey's hiding, 'bout the price of gasoline
mention Bitter Root Ridge and they all get kinda quiet
things go on up there like a man ain't never seen
oooh

couple years ago came a fella name of Decker
said 'I hear you top that ridge you'll find a special kind of gold'
tried to raise him on the CB when he never came back
all they got was lots of static as they shivered in the cold

Chorus:
and Bitter Root Ridge is a rocky piece of trouble
better steer clear, best leave it be
ain't nothing there but evil, you can call it superstition
but Bitter Root Ridge ain't a place you wanna be
oooh

early next day when them truckers went a-lookin'
found an empty rig layin' on it's back
never found Decker but they must have found something
cuz they never said a word and they never went back
Bitter Root Ridge will always be a mystery
when the full moon shines and the wind's a-blowin' cold
top the highest rise they say you'll find a headstone
name of Decker written in a special kind of gold

(CHORUS)
nah, Bitter Root Ridge ain't a place you wanna be
oooh
oooh

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