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- Back and Bridge are two of the original streets in old that little Coloma town area.

- The NISENAN native american tribe were who was in that coloma area when the gold rush came

- when that gold rush happened, and "union town" aka Lotus grew, and Coloma formed, Steven Wright, and The Wellers were of the two biggest store owners who came in selling shovels and stuff 

- that line "allured sums of america's sons met needed numbers, boys winning, west won"  is reference to a theory that at the time of the gold rush, America's western expansion was in jeopardy with land fights all over the place, with indigenous peoples and such, so some might speculate that the gold rush was not only encouraged, but assisted by burgeoning Americas Political leaders, in an effort to get a ton of "Americans" over here to California to overwhelm the opposing native american people, so that that American Westward Expansion was somewhat aided under the guise of a bunch of entrepreneurs just trying to find gold/money... if that makes sense, this article kinda hits on that - https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/native-americans-and-california-gold-rush
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About ten is the latest that you could possibly sleep in ‘cuz that's when the temperature starts risingto that heat that slowly creeps until you have to let it inbrightens every corner it's summer timeand I open up the tent flapand then quickly re-zipI'll leave you bugs alone but avoid my baby's bed, pleaseseveral days of nature making my hair stiffand I've never had a better timeI walk a line down 49
and we all are drawn to where the cold water flows cuz we know that's where much more than food growsI approach the banks and take my place amongst the ranks and I walk into the water wearing all my clothes
They came upon the Nisenan, but they still built Sutter's MillSteven Wright's and the Weller's stores came to serve the buyers' will and Ezra Allen died, and a lot of white folks criedBut they still came down from Union Town To steal what mother had  insideColoma, Coloma, I could call you homeColoma, Coloma, I could call you home
Mamas praying miles away, still don’t keep those sins at bayBut what those hills would surely payKept them working all through the dayAnd dancing every night, gambling clothes by firelightA bawdy brother brawl delightLike the shiny rays OF greed uniteColoma, Coloma I could call you homeColoma, Coloma, I could call you home
Henry’s big ole fat fruit farmWas seen to crumble under time’s passing charmAnd the Chinese families, God bless their scales,Left to sow seeds in friendlier valesAllured sums of America’s sons met needed numbersBoys winning, WEST WONAnd the quiet corners of Back and Bridgesoothed the anxious rich so they switched to Damming, Traffic Jamming, Boats No SailsAnd our hurried human hubris prevails
And when the air gets as cold as the waterAnd the river folk find new homesYou will feed me stories beyond the scope of my musical mightAnd we will wait for summer to return

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from Greatest Hits!, released December 21, 2021

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