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Listen to Mark’s latest album ‘One Deep River’ markknopfler.lnk.to/odr
In the Siskiyou Mountains the old railroad winds
Through the golds of the maples and the green of the pines
Up to Tunnel 13 the Southern she climbs
And three bandits waiting with evil in mind
The D’Autremont brothers had chosen their road
Chosen to live by a criminal code
Word was the mailcar was loaded with gold
The brothers had heard it, or had maybe been told
They wanted no witnesses, that was a fact
The brothers were bent on a barbarous act
Gold there was none, only sadness and tears
And the law coming after them year after year
Three bandits, hearts filled with resentment and hate
Killed mail clerk Elvyn Daugherty, engineer Sydney Bates
With shotgun and pistols they were panicking when
They killed brakeman Coyle Johnson and fireman Marvin Seng
Robbing and looting is as old as the hills
They’re still jumping freight trains with crowbars and drills
A hundred years later in Downtown LA
They rob the Union Pacific damn near every day
Four good men lay murdered in the dogwoods and pines
Leaving widows and children and heartbreak behind
Tunnel 13 is the place in the song
Where the beautiful redwood for my guitar came from
‘One Deep River' - Album Credits
Written by Mark Knopfler
Published by Will D. Side/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Produced by Mark Knopfler and Guy Fletcher
Engineered by Guy Fletcher at British Grove Studios, London
Assisted by Luie Stylianou, Rowan McIntosh, Tom Coath, Eve Morris and Edie Delafield
Guitar Tech, Glenn Saggers
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
Guitars, Vocals - Mark Knopfler
Guitars - Richard Bennett
Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Additional Guitars - Greg Leisz
Synths, Keyboards - Guy Fletcher
Piano, Keyboards - Jim Cox
Electric and Upright Bass - Glenn Worf
Drums - Ian ‘Ianto' Thomas
Percussion - Danny Cummings
Fiddle - John McCusker
Wood Flute - Mike McGoldrick
Backing Vocals - Emma Topolski, Tamsin Topolski
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Listen to Mark’s latest album ‘One Deep River’ markknopfler.lnk.to/odr
In the Siskiyou Mountains the old railroad winds
Through the golds of the maples and the green of the pines
Up to Tunnel 13 the Southern she climbs
And three bandits waiting with evil in mind
The D’Autremont brothers had chosen their road
Chosen to live by a criminal code
Word was the mailcar was loaded with gold
The brothers had heard it, or had maybe been told
They wanted no witnesses, that was a fact
The brothers were bent on a barbarous act
Gold there was none, only sadness and tears
And the law coming after them year after year
Three bandits, hearts filled with resentment and hate
Killed mail clerk Elvyn Daugherty, engineer Sydney Bates
With shotgun and pistols they were panicking when
They killed brakeman Coyle Johnson and fireman Marvin Seng
Robbing and looting is as old as the hills
They’re still jumping freight trains with crowbars and drills
A hundred years later in Downtown LA
They rob the Union Pacific damn near every day
Four good men lay murdered in the dogwoods and pines
Leaving widows and children and heartbreak behind
Tunnel 13 is the place in the song
Where the beautiful redwood for my guitar came from
‘One Deep River' - Album Credits
Written by Mark Knopfler
Published by Will D. Side/Universal Music Publishing Ltd
Produced by Mark Knopfler and Guy Fletcher
Engineered by Guy Fletcher at British Grove Studios, London
Assisted by Luie Stylianou, Rowan McIntosh, Tom Coath, Eve Morris and Edie Delafield
Guitar Tech, Glenn Saggers
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
Guitars, Vocals - Mark Knopfler
Guitars - Richard Bennett
Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Additional Guitars - Greg Leisz
Synths, Keyboards - Guy Fletcher
Piano, Keyboards - Jim Cox
Electric and Upright Bass - Glenn Worf
Drums - Ian ‘Ianto' Thomas
Percussion - Danny Cummings
Fiddle - John McCusker
Wood Flute - Mike McGoldrick
Backing Vocals - Emma Topolski, Tamsin Topolski
Remember to subscribe to stay up to date with all new releases on Mark Knopfler's channel here:
bit.ly/33xNtJh
Follow Mark's official social media channels:
facebook.com/MarkKnopfler
twitter.com/MarkKnopfler
instagram.com/MarkKnopfler
tiktok.com/@officialmarkknopfler
#MarkKnopfler #onedeepriver #aheadofthegame #watchmegone #twopairsofhands
