Water Street 

A child was born
Her mother died
Down on Water Street
In 1889

That little girl
Somehow survived
Barely 2 pounds
And that’s why I’m alive

            She was my Grandma
            Small, but tough as nails
            As sweet as the flowers
            On the Lookout Mountain trail

The railroad stopped
When the busy town was new
The children ran
When the train whistle blew

Who was on board
Where were they bound?
Indians were camped
On the edge of the town

            That little girl
            Grew more lovely with each year
            By ’07 she had married
            A masonic engineer

Some angels born
Could not stay
As their mothers held them
Their souls flew away

Others by Grace
Somehow survived
They carried on
And that’s why we’re alive
 
            Days of joy
            Days of sorrow
            Long ago on Water Street 
            In Golden Colorado

 © 2012 by Gary W. Shoe, Water Street

Electric Guitars and Vocals:  Gary W Shoe
Vocals:  Maureen Shoe

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