Behold The River

"Well, if both of these horses

Just-a lay up and die"

He thinks to himself

As he stares into the sun

His companion's been bleedin

And is weeping to himself

Thinking "Oh, my sweet Sue

I won't be coming home now"



As the train tracks keep running

Up that ever gentle slope

Margaret Anne hangs her head

And just keeps wondering what's good

Her companion's been bleeding

And is weeping to himself

Thinking "Oh, my sweet Sue

I won't be a-coming home now"



That day that the rain came

And just rose the flag of war

Mother Jones lays in bed,

His children lyin on the floor

And she

Got by

Standing in the churchyard, singing hallelujah

Sweeping out the bats

From the bells of her voices



Who is she?

I am the river

And I will take you to the sea

And we

Got by

Floating in the water, singing hallelujah

Waitin on the lord

To bring us back home



You left us too soon

And I

I know what you'll do

Someone knocks in the back at the door

Oh, why'd you come, were you looking for more?

Don't sing

Then the sharp steel rattle of your head on the floor

Oh, it got lost in the sound of the war

Don't stay

Someone knocks in the back at the door

Oh, why'd you come, were you looking for more?

Don't speak

Then the sharp steel rattle of your head on the floor

Oh, it got lost in the sound of the war

Don't leave



And oh,

You left us too soon

Now there's two men ridin up

Both wonderin who is he

One says "Sir,

I've observed

you ridin up behind-a me"

Now them children

Hear em

Headed up around the bend

Cryin "Ma,

Best come on,

Here comes our fathers back to bed"