Traveler - Audubon Lyrics

St. Dominique is where I made my start
But my mother died too soon
As a young one I loved to watch the birds in flight
Underneath the sun, underneath the moon
And I went down to the Mississippi to watch and draw
And I listened to their song, as the river rolled along

I set out across the ocean to the promised land
'Cause I wasn't made for war
Early on the yellow fever took me down
But following my heart would take me far
And I went down to the Mississippi to watch and draw
And I listened to their song, as the river rolled along

I was never satisfied with what I'd done before
So I set them all on fire
I always knew I'd have to travel near and far
But doing my best was my only desire
And I went down to the Mississippi to watch and draw
And I listened to their song, as the river rolled along