» Leaving Camp DuBois

LEAVING CAMP DuBOIS Lyrics and Music by David Dean White Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved Key D D A We left our camp on the 14th day the 14th day of May A D The year of the Lord was 1804 and we felt the waters spray D A We headed west with 24 souls the future unknown that day A D The muddy Missouri would guide us there and that caused some to pray D A The keelboat would be our home as we rode up the river A D Our big one was 55 feet and had a mast for power D A The pirogue was red and the other white and easily skimmed the water A D Our course was set with no turning back and our minds eye set upriver Chorus: G D C G Camp Dubois our winter home on the east side of the Big River G D C D We left you that day to in the month of May to find the blue Pacific Waters (Instrumental Break) D A The sail was full our hopes were high the sky was blue that day A D We soldiers and boatman toiled and sweat to earn our daily pay D A The river held secrets and mysteries and was our wet highway A D The Corps of Discovery and Lewis and Clark began our adventure today (Chorus) X2 G D C G Camp Dubois our winter home on the east side of the Big River G D C D We left you that day to in the month of May to find the blue Pacific Waters