Salmon are running in the Copper River
Making their long way home
Undeterred they carry on
To where they were born

Salmon are running in the Copper River
Sun is shining on the raging water
I yield to thee
O mighty
Copper River

The current is strong in the Copper River
No boulder or log will stand in its way
Wide and strong, oh, the power it commands
Will bring you to your knees

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The sky is blue above the Copper River
What lies beneath is dark and troubled
It carves its way through the land
Bends it to its will
Until it is left with sand

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Gulls may fly along the Copper River
Fish my brave the waters but it's what they know
The scar that is left behind when it runs dry
Will remain to remind time
Of the mighty river that once ruled this land
Of the mighty river that we could not command
Of how we would bow down
To the Copper River
Oh

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