Strawbs - The River lyrics
rate meI made a sideways motion<br />
Turning a new leaf<br />
The single minded miner's girl<br />
Was there to share my grief<br />
I shivered in the butter wind<br />
Three times the cockerel crowed<br />
I waited for the river<br />
But the river did not flow.<br />
<br />
An autumn turned to silver<br />
Winter turned to gold<br />
The weatherman said dress up<br />
Oh but I did not feel the cold<br />
Kids waited with toboggans<br />
As I sheltered from the snow<br />
I waited for the river<br />
But the river did not flow.<br />
<br />
I will drink the milk from you breasts<br />
Meld myself to you<br />
Collect the valley lilies<br />
The worshippers once strew<br />
My body aches with hunger<br />
Yet your belly has to grow<br />
I waited for the river<br />
But the river did not flow.