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Rise Above It
Seneca Twins

Album

The Seneca Twins

Released

1995

Artist

The Seneca Twins

Length

Previous Track

"Harvest Song"

Next Track

"Rebel Girl"

Rise Above It is the seventh song on the live album The Seneca Twins by John Darnielle's side project The Seneca Twins. This song is on "Around the Horn" by Souled American, and was probably written a long time ago by A.P. Carter.

Lyrics[]

My sweetheart's gone and left me
And my little sister, too
And I'm left alone in sadness
Don't know what to do, don't know what to do

I don't want your greenback dollar
Don't want your watch and chain
All I want is you, my darling
Won't you take me back?
Rise above it, rise above it.

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

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