Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Roll On Columbia, artist - Woody Guthrie. Date of issue: 05.11.2019
Song language: English
Roll On Columbia |
| Roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| Roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| Your power is turning our darkness to dawn |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through |
| Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew |
| Canadian Northwest to the oceans so blue |
| Roll on Columbia, roll on |
| Other great rivers add power to you |
| Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat, too |
| Sandy Willamette and Hood River too |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| Tom Jefferson’s vision would not let him rest |
| An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest |
| Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| It’s there on your banks that we fought many a fight |
| Sheridan’s boys in the blockhouse that night |
| They saw us in death but never in flight |
| So roll on Columbia, roll on |
| At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks |
| The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks |
| Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| And on up the river is Grand Coulee Dam |
| The mightiest thing ever built by a man |
| To run the great factories and water the land |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |
| These mighty men labored by day and by night |
| Matching their strength 'gainst the river’s wild flight |
| Through rapids and falls, they won the hard fight |
| So roll on, Columbia, roll on |