(Trad.)
We cross the wild Pecos,
We forded the Nueces,
We swum the Guadalupe,
And we followed the Brazos;
Red River runs rusty,
The Wichita clear,
But down by the Brazos
I courted my dear.
Chorus: Singing li li li, le le le,
Lend me your hand,
Li li li, le le le,
Lend me your hand,
Li li li, le le le,
Lend me your hand,
There's many a river
That waters the land.
Now the fair Angelina
runs glossy and gliding,
The crooked Colorado
runs weaving and winding,
The slow San Antonio
courses the plains,
But I never will walk
by the Brazos again.
Chorus:
She kissed me and she hugged me,
And she called me her dandy,
The Trinity's muddy
But the Brazos quicksandy,
She kissed me and she hugged me,
And she called me her own,
But down by the Brazos,
She left me alone.
Chorus:
Now the girls of Little River
They're plump and they're pretty
The Sabine and the Sulphur
Hold beauties a-many,
The banks of the Neches,
There are girls by the score,
But down by the Brazos,
I'll wander no more.He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
-Written by B. Scott and B. Russell
-Peaked at #7 in 1970 as performed by the Hollies
-Peaked at #20 in 1970 as performed by Neil Diamond
-Peaked at #30 as the B-side to "Let It Shine"
in 1976 as performed by Olivia Newton-John
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows when
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother...
From: "David Hayman"