《The River Hymn》歌词

[00:00:00] The River Hymn - The Band (乐队)

[00:00:26] The ladies would put the baskets on the table

[00:00:34] And the men would sit beneath a shady tree

[00:00:42] The children would listen to a fable

[00:00:49] While something else came through to me

[00:00:56] The river got no end

[00:01:01] Just roll around the bend

[00:01:06] Then pretty soon the women would all join in

[00:01:15] On the river hymn

[00:01:21] The whole congregation was standing

[00:01:25] On the banks of the river

[00:01:31] We are gathered here to give a little

[00:01:37] Thanks thanks

[00:01:44] The voice of the rapids will echo

[00:01:52] And ricochet like an old water well

[00:01:58] Who d ever want to let go

[00:02:05] Once you sit beneath it's spell

[00:02:12] It's dark and wide and deep

[00:02:17] Towards the sea it creeps

[00:02:22] I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin

[00:02:30] To play the river hymn

[00:02:38] You can ride on it or drink it

[00:02:44] Poison it or dam it

[00:02:48] Fish in it and wash in it

[00:02:53] Swim in it and you can die in it

[00:02:56] Run you river run

[00:03:05] Son you ain't never seen yourself

[00:03:16] No crystal mirror

[00:03:19] Can show it clear

[00:03:21] Come over here instead

[00:03:24] Son you ain't never eased yourself

[00:03:34] 'Til you laid it down in a river bed

[00:03:42] If you hear a lonesome drone

[00:03:48] It's as common as a stone

[00:03:52] And gets louder

[00:03:55] As the day grows dim

[00:04:01] That's the river hymn

[00:04:08] The whole congregation was standing

[00:04:12] On the banks of the river

[00:04:17] We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks