Out here on the water wide, (Row, my lady, row)
Shadows dance and strange birds cry (Go, my lady, go.)
Cotton fields are growing high (Row, my lady row)
Hands reach up to touch the sky (Go my lady, go.)
And your words will echo through the darkest night,
Faith, love, oh, please, won’t you show me a guiding light?
And even if I run, I know that I am right,
Keep me safe, keep me warm…. watertight.
Spin and swirl and breaking free (Row my lady, row)
Withypool won’t wither me, (Go, my lady, go)
Hang my woes from the hanging tree, (Row, my lady, row)
Mercy, love, and mercy me. (Go my lady, go)
And your words will echo through the darkest night,
Faith, love, oh, please, won’t you show me a guiding light?
And even if I run, I know that I am right,
Keep me safe, keep me warm…. watertight.
Thanks for this guys -just ordered tonight/today Friday 4th March -hopefully something can go to war torn Ukraine 😢thanks Magenta -Alex Main in Scotland 🏴🇺🇦🏴 💜 Alex Main
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Dark, angry, heartfelt...some of these lyrics are hard to read, but there is something valedictory about the journey they take you on, if you are prepared to go.
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