Name: Blackberries on the Mountain
Duration: P00H02M57S
Description: When my Mom was a youngster, her family didn't have the money to go to the beach and stay in a hotel. So they went to a little cabin with no indoor plumbing on Lookout Mountain and spent a week picking blackberries. My granddad had grown up on Lookout and loved it, and that constituted vacation. Here's the song!

Blackberries on the Mountain

by Art Howard

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When my Mom was a youngster, her family didn't have the money to go to the beach and stay in a hotel. So they went to a little cabin with no indoor plumbing on Lookout Mountain and spent a week picking blackberries. My granddad had grown up on Lookout and loved it, and that constituted vacation. Here's the song!

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BLACKBERRIES ON THE MOUNTAIN

VERSE

When spring comes
the minds of the young
turn to beach vacations
Or a ride
down a water slide
in some exotic location

Things were different back in my day
No air travel or fancy hotel stays

CHORUS

In the morning sun
our work was our fun
picking blackberries on the mountain
Years can't erase
mem'ries of the sweet taste
of blackberries on the mountain

VERSE

My Pop raised 10 children
working as a railroad brakeman
We went picking on Lookout Mountain
for rest and relaxation
When we were done
there was food for everyone
Lord, how I miss it!
Cobblers, pies, but what lit up my eyes?
Jam on a buttermilk biscuit!

Things were different back in those days
No air travel or fancy hotel stays

CHORUS

In the morning sun
our work was our fun
picking blackberries on the mountain
Years can't erase
mem'ries of the sweet taste
of blackberries on the mountain

You can still enjoy them today
Picked by hand the old-fashioned way

OUTRO

Out in the sun
fun for everyone
Picking blackberries on the mountain
Grab the folks you know
Head down a mountain road
picking blackberries on the mountain
If you liked this tune
I hope very soon
you'll try blackberries on the mountain

© 2019 Art Howard (BMI)

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released March 2, 2020

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