I'll Be On My Way (Belle 100: Steamboat Songs)

by Aaron Bibelhauser & Michael Cleveland

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This song was co-written by Aaron Bibelhauser and Michael Cleveland and it was included on the local compilation CD titled "Belle 100: Steamboat Songs" and released by Louisville. KY based sonaBLAST! records. The disc featured songs by Louisville area musicians, written to commemorate the steamboat era along the Ohio River and to celebrate the 100th birthday of the historic paddle wheeler the Belle of Louisville.

lyrics

On a stern wheel steamboat, Mississippi bound
Past another city and another town
My own true lover wants me to stay
But you know it won't be long and I'll be on my way

Through Pennsylvania, down in between
Cincinnati, Louisville, to New Orleans

I'll keep your picture in a little frame
But I make my living, stoking the flame
With every hour spent shoveling coal
You know I'll miss you baby, with my heart and soul

I'll return to you someday
But you know it won't be long and I'll be on my way

bridge:
You know I'd stay here for a while, but that just ain't my style
To tell you that I'd stay, it's a game that I can't play
So I'll be on my way

Through Pennsylvania, down in between
Cincinnati, Louisville, to New Orleans

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released September 8, 2014
Aaron Bibelhauser - vocal, guitar, banjo, bass
Michael Cleveland - mandolin, fiddle

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Bibelhauser Louisville, Kentucky

Aaron Bibelhauser is a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from Louisville, KY. In addition to writing songs recorded by award winning bluegrass artists including Del McCoury Band, Balsam Range, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and The Wooks, he's taken first place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest and earned a nomination for the IBMA's prestigious Song Of The Year Award. ... more

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