Strawbs - The River lyrics

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I 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 />

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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 />

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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.