The River, The Eagle, and The Saint

"Preacher Boy" is a jazz song written by singer Billie Holiday, and composer Jeanne Burns and published by E.B. Marks. This is one of seven songs written by or co-written by Holiday that she never recorded.According to Holiday, she wrote the song as a tribute to her second husband, Louis McKay. Holiday met McKay's family in December 1951 and recalled: "His mother, she's eighty years old and she had this dog and she loved this dog so much. The dog died and he preached over the dog. One day, we were walking down the street (in his home town) and somebody says 'Hey Preach! Hey Preach! What's the matter? You don't know me anymore, man?' Well I asked Louis what he was talking about and he said 'he's talking about me,' so that's how I learned the story." The song w… more »

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If you follow yer shadow
Down around the river bend
One thing you ought to know
There's no doublin' back again

Rivers never slow down
You know they only flow down

You see the eagle glidin' by
And you ache for flyin'
But no matter how hard ya try
The secret is not tryin'

The eagle knows much better
Barely moves a feather

Do you see what i mean?
The difference in between
Movement and motion
The eagle flies to the mountain
The river runs to the ocean

To the saint of travelin'
I was born and delivered
If i feel my life unravelin'
I just return to the river

Cuz rivers never go wrong
You know they only flow on and on and on

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Written by: Christopher Watkins

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