." ▁He ▁decided ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁it , ▁prompt ing ▁them ▁to ▁abandon ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁sale .. ▁The ▁vers es ▁and ▁ch orus ▁were ▁still ▁missing ▁a ▁bridge , ▁so ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁went ▁about ▁finishing . ▁▁ ▁T aff y ▁got ▁out ▁an ▁en cyc lopedia ▁to ▁learn ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁about ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁thing ▁that ▁came ▁upon ▁was ▁the ▁Rh od od end ron , ▁the ▁state ▁flower , ▁so ▁she ▁kept ▁trying ▁to ▁work ▁the ▁word ▁Rh od od end ron ▁into ▁the ▁song . ▁Rh od od end ron ▁was ▁actually ▁the ▁title ▁that ▁T aff y ▁had ▁written ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁ly ric ▁sheet , ▁which ▁they ▁later ▁sent ▁to ▁ASC AP . The ▁three ▁stayed ▁up ▁until ▁ 6 : 0 0   a . m ., ▁changing ▁words ▁and ▁moving ▁lines ▁around . ▁ ▁The ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁verse ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁- ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Mountains , ▁Sh en ando ah ▁River ▁- ▁which ▁are ▁more ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Virginia ▁than ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁finished , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Wed nes day , ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Den ver ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁album . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁during ▁Den ver ' s ▁first ▁set , ▁Den ver ▁called ▁his ▁two