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Okay, I'd always enjoyed this song of John's and it wasn't until the memorial service when one of his friends eulogizing told the story about how John's father Jack would say about people that come up to visit the St. Lawrence, much as they'd be thunderstruck with a sudden realization they would be riverstruck. I like the reference in the first verse to the old blues meme of a diving duck in this song knowing it's John's way of recognizing tradition in folk music. This is truly a River Song, and identifiable style of the St Lawrence 1000 Islands folk music culture amongst the island residents.

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Verse 1:
If I had my way, I’d swim to the bottom
I’d take to the river like a diving duck
Not a swimmer, I know, I know, I know, I’ve not forgotten
But I don’t care anymore because I’m river struck

Verse 2:
River struck in the the morning or, more like early afternoon
River struck in the evening when I’m more or less in tune
But I don’t worry, I don’t worry, about feelin’ down on my luck!
There’s a big river out there rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
and I’m river struck, I’m river struck

Verse 3:
River struck, there’s no where and no real rules of my own
River struck, there’s no where and no real way back home
Hey I don’t worry, I don’t worry about feelin’ down on my luck!
There’s a big river out there rollin’, rollin’,
and I’m river struck
I’m river struck

Verse 4:
River struck, on a windy blue sailboat afternoon,
River struck, by the white clouds high above me and you,
I don’t worry, I don’t worry about feelin’ down on my luck!
There’s a big river out there rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
and I’m river struck
I’m river struck
There’s a big river out there rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
and I’m river struck

I’m river struck

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from North Country Songs by John Elwood Cook, released June 19, 2020

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