Richmond Is A Hard Road To Travel

by American ballad from 1863

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RICHMOND IS A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
W: John Reuben Thompson
M: Daniel Decatur Emmett
American ballad from 1863
Key: D
Time: 2/4

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Would you like to hear my song
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I'm a-fraid it's rath-er long
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Of the fa-mous 'on to Rich-mond'
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Dou-ble trou-ble
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Of the half a doz-en trips
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And half a doz-en slips
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And the ver-y lat-est
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Burst-ing of the bub-ble
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'Tis pret-ty hard to sing
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And like a round, round ring
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'Tis a dread-ful knot-ty
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Puz-zle to un-rav-el
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Though all the pa-pers swore
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When we touched Vir-gin-ia's shore
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That Rich-mond was a hard road to trav-el

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Then pull off your coat 
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And roll up your sleeve
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For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el
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Then pull off your coat 
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And roll up your sleeve
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For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el
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I be-lieve