The River Hymn-The Band

[ti:The River Hymn] [ar:The Band] [al:To Kingdom Come (The Definitive Collection)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The River Hymn - The Band (乐队) [00:27.30]The ladies would put the baskets on the table [00:32.74] [00:35.59]And the men would sit [00:36.85] [00:37.67]Beneath a shady tree [00:40.07] [00:42.92]The children would listen to a fable [00:47.22] [00:49.85]While something else came through to me [00:53.44] [00:57.30]The river got no end [01:00.15] [01:02.08]Just roll around the bend [01:05.50] [01:07.14]Then [01:07.59] [01:08.10]Pretty soon the women would all join in aaa [01:16.16]On the river hymn [01:21.88] [01:22.83]The whole congregation was standing [01:26.58] [01:27.32]On the banks of the river [01:31.67] [01:32.94]We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks [01:41.73] [01:45.39]The voice of the rapids will echo [01:50.96] [01:53.59]And ricochet [01:55.61]Like an old water well [01:58.82] [02:00.17]Whod ever want to let go [02:04.24] [02:06.99]Once you sit beneath it's spell [02:10.58] [02:14.10]It's dark and wide and deep [02:17.48] [02:19.13]Towards the sea it creeps [02:21.95] [02:24.21]I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin [02:30.41] [02:32.65]To play the river hymn [02:38.33] [02:40.67]You can ride on it or drink it [02:43.06] [02:45.82]Poison it or d*m it [02:47.81] [02:50.60]Fish in it and wash in it [02:53.01] [02:55.47]Swim in it and you can die in it [02:58.14]Run you river run [03:02.19] [03:07.29]Son you ain't never seen yourself [03:14.19] [03:17.92]No crystal mirror [03:19.91] [03:20.98]Can show it clear [03:22.52] [03:23.46]Come over here instead [03:25.34] [03:26.38]Son you ain't never eased yourself [03:33.25] [03:36.63]'Til you laid it down in a river bed [03:41.52] [03:44.80]If you hear a lonesome drone [03:48.93] [03:50.02]It's as common as a stone [03:53.66] [03:54.75]And gets louder [03:56.52] [03:57.25]As the day grows dim [04:01.71] [04:04.07]That's the river hymn [04:07.00] [04:10.71]The whole congregation was standing [04:14.19] [04:14.82]On the banks of the river [04:19.02] [04:20.39]We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks