Текст песни The River/Down by the Sea - Live - Strawbs
THE
RIVER
I
made
a
sideways
motion
Turning
a
new
leaf
The
single
minded
miner's
girl
Was
there
to
share
my
grief
I
shivered
in
the
b-tter
wind
Three
times
the
c-ckerel
crowed
I
waited
for
the
river
But
the
river
did
not
flow
An
autumn
turned
to
silver
Winter
turned
to
gold
The
weatherman
said
dress
up
Oh
but
i
did
not
feel
the
cold
Kids
waited
with
toboggans
As
i
sheltered
from
the
snow
I
waited
for
the
river
But
the
river
did
not
flow
I
will
drink
the
milk
from
you
br–sts
Meld
myself
to
you
Collect
the
valley
lilies
The
worshipers
once
strew
My
body
aches
with
hunger
Yet
your
belly
has
to
grow
I
waited
for
the
river
But
the
river
did
not
flow
DOWN
BY
THE
SEA
Maybe
you
think,
a
lot
like
me
Of
those
who
live
beside
the
sea
Who
feel
so
free,
so
i
surmise
With
their
comfortable
homes,
and
wives
Who
end
up
drinking
tea
together
In
the
afternoon
of
their
lives
They
build
their
homes
upon
the
seash-r-
The
quicksand
castles
of
their
dreams
Yet
take
no
notice
of
the
north
wind
Which
tears
their
building
at
the
seams
In
their
dismay
and
blind
confusion
The
weeping
widows
clutch
their
shawls
While
as
the
sea
mist
ever
deepens
The
sailors
hear
the
sirens'
calls
And
in
the
maelstrom
sea
which
follows
The
lifeboat
sinks
without
a
trace
And
yet
there
still
remain
survivors
To
bear
the
shame
of
their
disgrace
Last
night
i
lay
in
bed
And
held
myself
Trying
to
remember
How
it
once
was
with
you
How
your
hands
were
softer
Yesterday
i
found
myself
Staring
into
sp-ce
Rather
like
the
sailor
In
my
own
home
surroundings
I'm
not
sure
i
know
me
If
you
were
me
what
would
you
do
Don't
tell
me
i
don't
need
you
to
It
won't
help
me
now
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