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The River is the Reason

from u​-​ZHOO​-​wah​-​lee Blue by Randy Bowser

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--From my unproduced musical based on “Tom Sawyer.” I was commissioned to write it for Stas Namin in Moscow, producer of the Russian version of my dramatic musical based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” - Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Josh Harper look out at the mighty Mississippi River as they float on their raft in the moonlight.

Tom Sawyer promo video at YouTube: youtu.be/V1Gakai43No

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(--From my unproduced musical based on “Tom Sawyer.” I was commissioned to write it for Stas Namin in Moscow, producer of the Russian version of my dramatic musical based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” - Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Josh Harper look out at the mighty Mississippi River as they float on their raft in the moonlight.)

Tom

verse 1

DO YOU EVER WONDER
IF THE RIVER DREAMS?
WELL IF HE DOES
I BET HE DOES
IN DEEP
AND ENDLESS STREAMS

AND NO ONE OWNS HIM
HE'S BIG AND FREE
HE CAN DREAM AWAY
AND BE HIMSELF
FOR ALL ETERNITY

chorus

THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG

AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

verse 2

DON'T YOU EVER WONDER
WHY THE RIVER FLOWS

Huck joins Tom

WELL I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY ELSE
BESIDES THE RIVER KNOWS

HE AIN'T BEHOLDEN
TO YOU OR ME
BUT HE REACHES OUT
TO ALL OF US
WHEN HE JOINS
THE BIG BLUE SEA

chorus – Huck and Josh joining in

THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG

AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

bridge Tom solo

I WANT TO BE LIKE THE RIVER
REACHIN' OUT ALL OVER THE LAND
THAT'S WHEN I'LL FINALLY DELIVER
SOMETHING BIG AND GRAND
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

THAT THE...

chorus – all three

RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS LONG
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG

AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME
IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

Tom solo

AND THE RIVER
ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME
AND MY HOME

All three

IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
THE RIVER KNOWS
IT’S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG)
AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE)
THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG)
AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE)
THE RIVER IS THE REASON
AND THE RIVER IS WISE

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from u​-​ZHOO​-​wah​-​lee Blue, released December 6, 2019

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Randy Bowser Salem, Oregon

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Professional premiere of "KARLOFF" was in 2014, Salem, OR.

Professional premiere of "Dorian Gray" was in 2010, in Moscow, Russia. ... more

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