Albert Hammond - Down By The River lyrics

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

You put your jeans on top of mine

You said: "Come in, the water's fine"

Down by the river

Down by the river, down by the river

You said: "Come in, the water's fine"

Down by the river

Didn't feel too good all night

So we took a walk in the morning light

Came across the strangest sight

Down by the river

Silver fish lay on its side

It was washed up by the early tide

I wonder how it died

Down by the river

Down by the river, down by the river

A silver fish lay on its side

down by the river

The doctor put us both to bed

He dosed us up and he shook his head

"Only foolish people go, he said,

Down by the river

"Why do willows weep?", said he

"Because they're dying gradually

From the waste from the factories"

Down by the river

Down by the river, down by the river,

"Why do willows weep?", said he

Down by the river

In time the riverbanks will die

And the reeds will wilt and the dust will fly

There'll be a tear in the otter's eye

Down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead

And where the otter raised its head

There'll be a clear white scum instead

Down by the river

((Down by the river, down by the river

The banks will soon be black and dead

Down by the river))