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The River
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Jeffrey Lewis
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1) Jeff:
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I was dreaming
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Of a mountain
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In the sky
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Above the flood
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And the forest
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And the city
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And the river
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Made of blood
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2) Diane:
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Baptist guy
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keeps getting closer
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tries to pull me down
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to the river
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Have I been
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such a wayward daughter?
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Hold my head
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Under the water
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3) Jeff (simultaneously with Diane)
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Take my hand now
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We'll go walking
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On that mountain
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Above the flood
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In the forest
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I'll make a corn you(?)
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Put it in the
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River of blood
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3) Diane (Simultaneously with Jeff)
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Then I started shouting
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I felt like I was drowning
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Baptist he keeps on cleansing
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My hands they keep on grabbing
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His hair a tangled mess
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He smacks me across the chest
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What have I done then father?
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You've been a wayward daughter
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4) Diane:
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Left behind on the river bank
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Left behind in the mud it sank
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Baptist guy I gotta thank you
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For the bath though I didn't want to.
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5) Jeff (simultaneously with Diane);
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When the ocean
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Becomes a river
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Every spirit
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Of every man
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Will rise up and
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We will recall that
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We are all but
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One blood again
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5) Diane (simultaneously with Jeff):
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I feel the harsh demands
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Made by the baptist's hands
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He bends me across his knee
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I'm backwards I cannot see
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There's filth streaming out of me
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There's water rushing over me
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(Instrumental bit)
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6) Jeff (simultaneous with Diane):
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I was dreaming
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Of a mountain
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In the sky
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Above the flood
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And the forest
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And the city
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And the river
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Made of blood
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7) Diane (simultaneous with Jeff):
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Baptist guy
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keeps getting closer
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tries to pull me down
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to the river
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Have I been
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such a wayward daughter?
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Hold my head
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Under the water
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8) Diane:
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Then he started shouting
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I felt like I was drowning
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Baptist he keeps on cleansing
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My hands they keep on grabbing
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His hair a tangled mess
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He smacks me across the chest
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What have I done then father?
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You've been a wayward daughter
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9) Jeff (simultaneously with Diane)
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Take my hand now
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We'll go walking
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On that mountain
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Above the flood
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In the forest
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I'll make a corn you
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Put it in the
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River of blood
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9) Diane:
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Left behind on the river bank
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Left behind in the mud he sank
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Baptist guy I got to thank you
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For the bath though I didn't want to.
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10) Diane
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I feel the harsh demands
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Made by the baptist's hands
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He bends me across his knee
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I'm backwards I cannot see
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There's filth streaming out of me
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There's water rushing over me
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11) Jeff
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When the river becomes an ocean
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And every spirit
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Of every man
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12) Jeff and Diane together:
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We will rise up
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And recall that
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We are all but
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One blood again
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