Lyrics to
Darcy Farrow

This version of Darcy Farrow was released by John Denver in 1972.

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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 sugar candy, her touch was as soft as a bed of goose down.
Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights that shine 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. She promised to wed before the snows came that year.
But her pony did stumble, and she did fall. Her dying touched the hearts of us one and all.
Young Vandy in his pain put a bullet through his brain,
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.

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The lyrics to Darcy Farrow are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by John Denver in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Darcy Farrow are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by John Denver and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Darcy Farrow back when it was created.

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