Story Behind The Song
From a proposed album called "Traveling Song" composed
of songs about places both in this country and around the
world.
Song Description
About the riiver that flows throught heart of America and the people whose lives are intertwined with it.
| Song Length |
3:20 |
Genre |
Blues - Delta, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Mood |
Moving |
| Subject |
Rivers |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
THE RIVER
THE RIVER, THE RIVER,
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
REMINDS ME OF A WOMAN ,
OF A MOTHER AND A GIVER
HER DAUGHTER IS THE DELTA,
THE LOUISIANA DELTA
SHE NOURISHES HER DAUGHTER
WITH THE RICHES IN HER WATER.
SHE FLOWS TWO THOUSAND MILES
TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
SHE GOES BY FIELD AND FOREST,
TOWN AND FARM.
AND AT THE DELTA'S MOUTH,
NEW ORLEANS IS THE SHOW,
THE "BIG EASY" WITH ITS CAJUN CHARM.
THE DAUGHTER AND THE MOTHER,
A FAMILY LIKE NO OTHER
WITH THEIR HISTORY OF JAZZ AND TASTY FARE
YOU WILL WANTR TO JOIN THEIR FAMILY
AND NEVER THINK OF MOVING FROM THERE.
THEY'RE NOT A PAIR TO TRUST
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL BUT BAD
THEY'VE HAD SO MANY LOVERS THROUGH THE YEARS
SO LOVE THEM IF YOU MUST
BUT KN OW IF THEY GET MAD,
THEY CAN DROWN YOU IN THEIR ANGRY TEARS.
THE LEVEES AND DEFENCES
HAVE BEEN INADEQUATE AND SENSELESS
WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING NATURE'S FORCE ATG BAY.
SO YOU MAY CRY BY MOTHER RIVER
OR LIE BY DAUGHTER DELTA ONE DAY