Back in West
Virginia, way up in the mountains
In a valley
by the river's bend
There's some
land my family's owned for generations
Great Grandpa
named this place the Rainbow's End, oh yes
Great Grandpa
named the place the Rainbow's End
At the age
of eighteen I went to serve my country
And I did
my duty proud and well
I met a lot
of friends there and listened to the stories
Of this country's
beauty they would tell, oh yes I
Listened to
the stories very well
I wonder how
the older folks are doing tonight
I wonder what's
become of my friend
I wonder if
the skies are cloudy or bright there
Down along
the old river bend, oh yes just
Over at the
Rainbow's End
When the time
had come and I was finished with my service
I knew the
very thing that I would do
I set out
'cross the nation to see if all the stories
That my friends
had told me could be true, oh yes to
See if all
those stories could be true
I wandered
through the Smokies, roamed the Appalachians
Visited the
Rocky Mountain's sides
Saw Grand
Canyon's majesty, the Redwood forest's tallest tree
Waded in the
western seaboard's tides, well now I
Waded in the
cool ocean tides
I wonder how
the older folks are doing tonight
I wonder what's
become of my friend
I wonder if
the skies are cloudy or bright there
Down along
the old river bend, oh yes just
Over at the
Rainbow's End
I can see the
smoke from the farmhouse chimney
I can smell
my mama's apple pie
I can hear
the churchbells ringin' in the valley
I can feel
a tear in my eye, oh yes and
I can feel
a tear in my eye
Walkin' down
the road I can see my best friend Davy
Right behind
him is his brother Paul
Further down
the way I can see their sister Mary
She's the
one I'm missing most of all, oh yes and
She's the
one I'm missing most of all
I'm staying with
the old folks at home tonight
I'm dancing with
my new best friend
The stars, they
sure do shine so bright tonight all
Up above the Rainbow's
End I'm glad they're
Shining on the Rainbow's
End
Edmund Sonador