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 Dowdy Ferry Road - England Dan & John Ford Coley - Dallas, TX
N 32° 38.950 W 096° 42.176
14S E 715452 N 3614724
"Dowdy Ferry Road" is the name of a 1977 album and its title track, by England Dan & John Ford Coley, referencing the road named for area pioneer, Allanson Dawdy, and the ferry he operated in the early days of Dallas, TX.
Waymark Code: WMN84H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2015
Views: 2
I remember when I was a child
My daddy said to me
We want you to grow up, son
A-lovin' your mom and me
But there's gonna be hard times
When you bound to feelin' low
And there's a place of jubilation
Where the ragged people go
It's over on a back road
On the other side of town
In the quiet of the evening
Sometimes you can hear the sound
We'd all sit and listen
And Mama'd say, "Baby don't you know
That's the people's jubilation
On Dowdy Ferry Road"
They're singing it on the corner
Dancing in the street
Movin' to the music
Swayin' cheek to cheek
If you get the feeling
You'll never want to go
You'll want to live forever
On Dowdy Ferry Road
I saw her through a window
A-starin' back at me
I ask her what her name was
She told me Sara Lee
And as we were walkin'
She said, "Teach me to be free"
I said, "The only place to go
Is down Dowdy Ferry Road"
We're singing it on the corner
Dancing in the street
Movin' to the music
Swayin' cheek to cheek
I heard her softly sayin'
"I love you, don't you know?
And we could live forever
On Dowdy Ferry Road"
Singing it on the corner
Dancing in the street
Movin' to the music
Swayin' cheek to cheek
If you get the feeling
You'll never want to go
You'll want to live forever
On Dowdy Ferry Road
Musician: England Dan & John Ford Coley
Name of Song: Dowdy Ferry Road
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Dowdy Ferry Road runs east from Hutchins, TX at its intersection with I-45, winding its way to the north where it ends in Dallas at US 175. The entire song references the road, which, given the right time of year, can be a fairly nice drive. A Texas Historical Marker stands just west of the Trinity River, where Allanson Dawdy operated his ferry. Note that while the name of the road is "Dowdy Ferry," the ferry's operator spelled his name "Dawdy," and "Doddy" is another variant that pops up in the history books from time to time.
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