This song appears on four albums, and was first released on the Rocky Mountain High album, and it has also been released on the Changes album. A live version also appears on The Wildlife Concert and The Best of John Denver Live albums.
Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain
There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name
The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she
The sweetest flower that bloomed o'er the range
Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy
Her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down
Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights
That shone in the night out of Yerrington town
She was courted by Young Vandamere
A fine lad was he as I am to hear
He gave her silver rings and lacy things
And she promised to wed before the snows came that year
But her pony did stumble and she did fall
Her dyin' touched the hearts of us one and all
Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain
And we buried them together as the snows began to fall
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
They sing of her beauty in Virginia City too
At dusky sundown to her name they drink a round
And to young Vandy whose love was true
Words and music by Steve Gillette and Tom Campbell
John Denver live in Connecticut, (August 1997) - Darcy Farrow (04:15)
This slideshow features John Denver, in one of his last concerts, singing 'Darcy Farrow' at the new
Oakdale Theatre, in Wallingford, Connecticut in August 1997. Enjoy! Thedate: August 1st, 1997, The
venue: Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CT. Disk 1 Boy From the Country Amazon Goodbye Again Farewell
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Baby (For Bobbie) Intro to Mother Nature's Son Mother Nature's Son I Want To Live Grandma's ...
Well, I think John was an amazing singer. If you ask me, he was able to hit those high notes so beautifully because he had the GOD GIVEN GIFT TO SING! Sheesh.
Autor: missbatman
2
Very appropriate.
I grew up on John Denver's music and it really pulls at the heartstrings.
Autor: dreadbrew
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what is the deal about musicians and small, easy to crash airplanes??? Law of averages says DON"T GET IN 'EM!! Odds of destruction increase with the number of singers inside.
Autor: diddymuck
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This song could have been written for him. He was Mother Nature's son if anyone was.
Autor: mtsthelensgirl
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That's the point of a cover, to make it different. What's the point of producing a carbon copy of the original?
Autor: mad27
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Hate to break it to you but John made this his song
A Song's Best Friend and Mother Nature's Son, John Denver
Autor: emisarre
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I agree with your sentiment entirely, but it should be possible to do it differently, while remaining faithful to the original spirit. This song was written in Rishikesh and was one of two songs of a meditative nature considered for the White Album, the other being Lennon's 'Child of Nature', later rerecorded as 'Jealous Guy'.
Autor: broomybank
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John Denver Is Great...
But I Like This Song Sung Slower
Sounds Like Some Girls Grabbed His Nuts!!
Autor: neilmars
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Excellent video!!! Loved it!!! Thank you for sharing it!