The River

[Intro: Jeffrey Lewis] I was dreaming of a mountain in the sky above the flood And a forest and a city and a river made of blood [Pre-Chorus 1: Diane Cluck] Baptist guy keeps getting closer Tries to pull me down to the river Have i been such a wayward daughter? Hold my head under the water [Chorus 1: Diane Cluck] Oh, then i started shouting I felt like i was drowning Baptist, he keeps on plunging My hands, they keep on grabbing His hair, a tangled nest He smacks me across the chest "oh, what have i done then, father?" "you've been a wayward daughter." [Simultaneously: Jeffrey Lewis] Take my hand now, we'll go walking On that mountain, above the flood In the forest, we'll make a canoe Put it in the river of blood [Pre-Chorus 2: Diane Cluck] Left my mind on the riverbank Left behind in the mud, it sank Baptist guy, i gotta thank you For the bath, though i didn't want to [Chorus 2: Diane Cluck] I feel the harsh demands Made by the baptists hands He bends me across his knee I'm backwards, i cannot see There's filth streaming out of me There's water rushing over me There's filth streaming out of me There's water rushing over me... [Simultaneously: Jeffrey Lewis] When the river becomes an ocean Every spirit of every man Will rise up and we will recall that We are all but one blood again [instrumental] [Pre-Chorus 1: Diane Cluck] Baptist guy keeps getting closer Tries to pull me down to the river Have i been such a wayward daughter? Hold my head under the water [Simultaneously: Jeffrey Lewis] I was dreaming of a mountain in the sky above the flood And a forest and a city and a river made of blood [Chorus 1: Diane Cluck, Both] Oh, then i started shouting I felt like i was drowning Baptist, he keeps on plunging My hands, they keep on grabbing His hair, a tangled nest He smacks me across the chest "oh, what have i done then, father?" "you've been a wayward daughter." [Pre-Chorus 2: Diane Cluck] Left my mind on the riverbank Left behind in the mud, it sank Baptist guy, i gotta thank you For the bath, though i didn't want to [Simultaneously: Jeffrey Lewis] Take my hand now, we'll go walking On that mountain, above the flood In the forest, we'll make a canoe Put it in the river of blood [Chorus 2: Diane Cluck, All] I feel the harsh demands Made by the baptists hands He bends me across his knee I'm backwards, i cannot see There's filth streaming out of me There's water rushing over me There's filth streaming out of me There's water rushing over me... [Outro: Jeffrey Lewis, Both] When the river becomes an ocean And every spirit of every man Will rise up and we will recall that We are all but one blood again