As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming
1847 was the year it all began
Deadly pains of hunger drove a million from the land
They journeyed not for glory
Their motive wasn't greed
A voyage of survival across the stormy sea
As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming
Some of them knew fortune
More of them knew hardship
They spread throughout the nation
They rode the railroad cars
Brought their songs ant music to ease their lonely hearts
As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming