Virginia Coalition - The River; 1873 lyrics

I used to be a riverboat captain

Before the mutiny, woah Lord

I used to be a down-home funk prescriber

On the banks of the river Jubilee

Eating lotus with my brother

We spun a tale

That left him at the bottom of the river

And me in a local jail

Build a boat out of wood and memories

Watch it slip through the night

We sailed our sad little vessel

Going down to Saint Mary's County

That's where I met your mother, dear

Lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lady love

With your eyes on fire

Lady love

With your eyes on fire

If he won't dance with you

I'm sure you can find my shoulder

If he won't dance with you

I'm sure you can find my shoulder

Morgan Creek had a lesson for me

It seemed to drift down from above

It said steer clear of that whiskey bottle

Or you'll lose the ones you love

Build a dream out of time and circumstance

Dreamt it'd be about every night

God sailed my sad little soul

Going down to Saint Mary's County

That's where I met your mother, dear

Lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lady love

I see my brother and band of the angels darling

On the other side of that river bed

Gonna drag me back to Jubilee my son

Gonna drag me back to Jubilee

Lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-lay-Lady love

With your eyes on fire

Lady love

With your eyes on fire