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Down by the River
The New Seekers
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City life was getting us down
So we spent the weekend out of town
Pitched our tent on a patch of ground
Down by the river
We lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on top of mine
And I 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
And we came across the strangest sight
Down by the river
A 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
A silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river
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The doctor put us both to bed
And dozed us off and 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 waste from the factory"
Down by the river
Down by the river, down by the river
"Why do willows weep?", said he
Down by the river
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 its head
Will be a clean white skull 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), down by the river
The banks will soon be black and dead
Down by the river, down by the river
A silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river
Down by the river (Down by the river), down by the river
I wonder how it died
Down by the river
Down by the river (Down by the river), down by the river
The banks will soon be black and dead
Down by the river
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