Sutters Mill

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In the spring of forty- seven
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So the story it is told
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Old John Sutter went to the Mill 
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site
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Found a piece of shinin' gold.
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Well, he took it to the city
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Where the word like wildfire spread
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Old John Sutter soon came to 
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wishin'
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He'd left that stone in the river 
bed.
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Oh, they came like herds of locusts
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Every wo-man, child and man
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In their lumberin' connes- togas
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They left their track upon the 
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land.

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Some would fail and some would 
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prosper
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Some would die and some would kill
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Some would beg the Lord for their 
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de-liverance
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Some would curse John Sutter's Mill.
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Well, they came from New York City
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And they came from Ala-bam'
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With their dream of findin' 
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for-tune
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In this wild unsettled land.

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Well, some fell prey to hostile 
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arrows
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As they tried to cross the land
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And some were lost in the Rocky 
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Mountains
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With their hands froze to the reins.

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Some would fail and some would 
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prosper
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Some would die and some would kill
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Some would beg the Lord for their 
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de-liverance
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Some would curse John Sutter's Mill.
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Well, they came from New York City
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And they came from Ala-bam'
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With their dream of findin' 
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for-tune
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In this wild unsettled land.