Down By The River

City life was gettin' us down
 So we spent the weekend out of town
 Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
 Down by the river
 Lit a fire and drank some wine
 You put your jeans on the top of mine
 Said, come in the water's fine
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Said, come in the water's fine
 Down by the river
 Didn't feel too good all night
 So we took a walk in the morning light
 Came across the strangest sight
 Down by the river
 Silver fish lay on its side
 It was washed up by the early tide
 I wonder how it died
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Silver fish lay on its side
 Down by the river
 The doctor put us both to bed
 He dosed us up and he shook his head
 "Only foolish people go," he said
 Down by the river
 "Why do willows weep?" said he
 Because they're dying gradually
 From the waste, from the factories
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 "Why do willows weep?" said he
 Down by the river
 And in time, the river banks will die
 The reeds will wilt, and the ducks won't fly
 There'll be a tear in the otter's eye
 Down by the river
 The banks will soon be black and dead
 And where the otter raised his head
 Will be a clean white stone instead
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 The banks will soon be black and dead
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 Down by the river
 The banks will soon be black and dead
 Down by the river