[Intro]
This is "The Ballad of the Gliding Swan"...
[Verse 1]
Tenderly, William kissed his wife
Then he opened her head with a butcher knife
And the swan on the river went glidin' by
The swan on the river goes went glidin' by
[Verse 2]
Lady Margaret's pillow was wet with tears
Nobody's been on it for 20 years
And the swan on the river goes glidin' by
The swan on the river goes glidin' by
[Verse 3]
“I’ve got a sad surprise” the doctor said
“A 20 pound baby without any head”
The swan on the river went lookin' by
The swan on the river went glidin' by
[Verse 4]
Well, the preacher was a yellin' and sellin' his hope
The price was too high so I said “nope”
And the swan on the river went laughin' by
The swan on the river went glidin' by
[Verse 5]
When will the swan begin to sing?
We’re so weary of everything
And the swan on the river goes glidin' by
The swan on the river goes glidin' by
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