River Lady-Roger Whittaker

[ti:River Lady] [ar:Roger Whittaker] [al:Now and Then: 1964 - 2004] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]River Lady - Roger Whittaker [00:09.37]The day the river freezes [00:10.93] [00:11.89]Is the day it won't seem fair [00:13.86] [00:14.95]'Cos they'll come to get the river lady [00:18.21]And I don't think they'll care [00:19.77] [00:20.86]I know they'll scrape her paint off [00:23.69]In their same old foolish ways [00:25.74] [00:26.65]Now the people see the river [00:28.54] [00:29.59]But the old ship's gone away [00:31.63] [00:32.36]Water turns cold and gets to freezing [00:34.73] [00:35.30]Before you even know it [00:36.62]The old girl's easing [00:38.22]Away from her berth [00:39.60]'Round by the point [00:40.89]And out of our view [00:41.99] [00:44.05]Off in the mist her engines pounding [00:47.07]Back on the banks [00:48.32]That old horn's sounding [00:49.87]A little goodbye [00:50.63] [00:51.39]A little I'll do what I must do [00:53.75] [00:56.01]A little goodbye [00:57.44]A little I'll do what I must do [00:59.69] [01:08.27]I know I will remember [01:09.75] [01:11.07]When I cannot hear that horn [01:13.06] [01:14.00]That would roll up by the mountains [01:15.99] [01:16.87]As she took us through the storm [01:19.06] [01:19.99]I know they've got to take her [01:22.25] [01:22.85]But I can't say I approve [01:24.70] [01:25.91]'Cos she's won so many battles [01:27.84] [01:28.90]That I hate to see her lose [01:30.98] [01:31.55]Water turns cold [01:33.03]And gets to freezing [01:34.06] [01:34.59]Before you even know [01:35.80]It the old girl's easing [01:37.33]Away from her berth [01:38.78]'Round by the point [01:40.25]And out of our view [01:41.55] [01:43.41]Off in the mist her engines pounding [01:45.60] [01:46.36]Back on the banks [01:47.56]That old horn's sounding [01:48.53] [01:49.14]A little goodbye [01:49.86] [01:50.50]A little I'll do what I must do [01:52.85] [01:55.30]A little goodbye [01:55.92] [01:56.44]A little I'll do what I must do [01:58.81] [02:01.07]Water turns cold and gets to freezing [02:03.29] [02:03.90]Before you even know [02:05.12]It the old girl's easing [02:06.76]Away from her berth [02:08.15]'Round by the point [02:09.62]And out of our view [02:10.82] [02:12.97]Off in the mist her engines pounding [02:15.06] [02:15.67]Back on the banks [02:17.00]That old horn's sounding [02:18.51]A little goodbye [02:19.30] [02:19.89]A little I'll do what I must do [02:22.44] [02:24.70]A little goodbye [02:25.81]A little I'll do what I must do [02:28.16] [02:30.39]Water turns cold [02:31.19] [02:31.70]And gets to freezing [02:32.68] [02:33.24]Before you even know [02:34.42]It the old girl's easing [02:36.13]Away from her berth [02:37.57]'Round by the point [02:38.92]And out of our view [02:40.01] [02:42.08]Off in the mist her engines pounding [02:44.40] [02:44.98]Back on the banks [02:45.94] [02:46.47]That old horn's sounding [02:47.82]A little goodbye [02:48.54] [02:49.19]A little I'll do what I must do [02:51.62] [02:53.95]A little goodbye [02:55.03]A little I'll do what I must do [02:57.50] [02:59.58]Water turns cold [03:00.41] [03:00.95]And gets to freezing [03:01.85] [03:02.53]Before you even know [03:03.69]It the old girl's easing