1921
The New River
Composed by 
Charles Ives
Charles Ives Text by Charles Ives
Charles Ives "The New River" is the sixth song in Ives's song collection 114 Songs.
Text
The New River
by Charles Ives
Down the river comes a noise!
It is not the voice of rolling waters.
It’s only the sound of man,
phonographs and gasoline,
dancing halls and tambourine;
Killed is the blare of the hunting horn
The River Gods are gone.
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