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GALENA

Oh you should have seen her
Raw and wild as they came
Promising wealth without measure
If only she would be tamed

We broke our backs to charm her

Gave her our blood and our bones

Until we won her gracious favor

In a bed among the stones

Play the concertina

Lay your burden down

Remember when days were sweeter

And raise a glass to Galena

Oh you should have seen her

Dressed in her finery

Shining bright as any

Jewel of the Owyhee

We traded our picks for walking canes

Forgot wives we left on the farm

And stole down tiger alleyways

With girls from the line on our arm

She made us a name when we staked our claim

In her arms we grew up so fast

How could we know that the life we loved so

Wasn’t meant to last

Oh you should have seen her

When we’d taken all she could give

The bounty we had won from her

We thought we’d never outlive

A penny curiosity

Old bones in a pinewood vale

No one to say what she’d meant to be

And no one to tell her tale

Play the concertina

Lay your burden down

Remember when days were sweeter

And say a prayer for Galena

Oh how we loved you, Galena

©2011 Karen Dahlstrom / Idalyn Music (ASCAP)

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from Gem State (EP), released October 5, 2011

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Karen Dahlstrom Brooklyn, New York

Karen Dahlstrom writes original songs rooted in traditional folk and Americana styles. Her latest release, "No Man's Land," is an intimate collection of songs, recorded with just voice and guitar. Her debut EP, “Gem State," includes songs inspired by her home state of Idaho. Karen is also a member of the alt-folk band, Bobtown, who just released their fourth album, "Chasing the Sun." ... more

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