| lyric | 1. City life was gettin' us down,
so we spent a weekend out of town,
pitched a tent on a patch
of ground down by the river,
lit a fire and drank some wine,
put your jeans on top of mein,
said: „Come in, the water’s fine“,
down by the river.
Ref.: Down by the river,
down by theriver,
I said: „Come in, the water’s fine“,
down by the river.
2. Didn’t feel so good all night,
so we took a walk in the morning light,
we came across the strangest sight,
down by the river.
Silver fish lay in its side,
it was washed up by the early tide,
I wonder how it died,
down by the river.
3. Doctor bput us both to bed,
he dosed us up and he shook his head:
„Only foolish people go“, he said,
„down by the river.“
Ref.: Down by the river,
down by theriver,
„Why do willos weep?“ said he,
down by the river.
4. In the river banks will die
and the reeds will wilt
and the ducks wont fly.
There’ll be tears in the otter’s eye,
down by the river.
Tha banks will soon be black and dead,
and where the otter raised his head
will be a clean white skull instead
down by the river.
Ref.: Down by the river,
down by theriver,
the banks will soon be black and dead
down by the river. |