Lyrics

When She Divides the Town
By Kim Beggs and Eryn Foster Key Eb 4/4 (capo 3 C shape)

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In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?

Twice a year for a month or more, you were stuck on the wilder side
You loaded up supplies from the town side, then said good bye
If you stayed at home, did you lose your job? If you worked in town, could you keep your love?
On a river, anything goes they say

In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?

When I first moved in to the little cabin, on a good tip
All the lonely fellas came calling with gifts of courtship
He brought morel mushrooms when he came knockin’
A feral man, he made me wild, then I moved in with him

In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?

In November and April windows, I had to work in town on a crew
Over the river our hugs and kisses blew
Until the ice was thick or the ice was gone, and it was safe to cross
Absence makes the heart grow fonder sometimes

In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?

But the second winter all those days had come and gone without kisses
Deep inside my bones was a heartsick missus
I was the first to cross, way too soon, knives in my pockets in case I went through
I walked across thin ice for him

I got home safe but he did not greet me with a lover’s torch
He moved me right out of his heart, out the back porch
While I was working and pining, he went knockin’
Another Morel mushroom courtship of another sweet heart in the little cabin

In winter she freezes up, in spring she breaks apart
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?
Which side of the river are you gonna be on, when she divides the town?
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