LADY WALKING DOWN BY THE RIVER

Lady walking down by the river
Can't you see how she moves along
Lady walking down by the river
She says her work is never done

Men and lovers quench their thirst for sunlight
Wedging their tongues in a forestland stream
Bathe in the splendour of their bodies
And they sleep 'neath the silent trees

Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and sing me a song
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and take me along

Lady walking down by the river
Carrying her infant son
Lady walking down by the river
She says her man has long been gone
She says her man has long been gone

Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and sing me a song
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and take me along

Lady walking down by the river
Lady walking down by the river
Lady walking down by the river
Lady walking down by the river
Lady walking down by the river
Lady walking down by the river

Lady walking down by the river
Carrying her infant son
Lady walking down by the river
She says her man has long been gone
She says her man has long been gone
She says her man has long been gone
She says her man has long been gone

Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and sing me a song
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and take me along
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and sing me a song
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come and take me along
Lady walking down by the river
Won't you come

Steel Mill 1970. These lyrics refer to the version performed on 13 Jan 1970 at The Matrix, San Francisco, CA.

A Steel Mill song, this song is full of repetition, as if it is striving to make a point and hammer it home.