Over the Waterfall (1992)

"Over the Waterfall," by Michelle Shocked. From her album "Arkansas Traveller". (1992)

Warner Pathe newsreel footage of Major Lloyd Hill's attempt to shoot Niagra rapids courtesy www.archives.org.

Lyrics:

I thought I knew what I was doing
I was wrong
Mistakes I've made and lived to tell
I tell them in a song

I knew a river wide and deep
Her banks were very tall
At one end was a mountain stream
The other was a waterfall, boys
The other was a waterfall

I asked the old man by the river
He did not recall
The last attempt to ride a barrel
Over the waterfall

The ferryboatman, he did tell me
That the chance was very small
None survived who went alive
Over the waterfall, boys
Over the waterfall

So I built myself an oaken barrel
And inside I did crawl
I broke the record but I broke my back
Going over the waterfall

And it's been my luck to live to tell
The only tale I can
It don't hurt you when you fall
Only when you land, boys
Only when you land

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rock
• Folk
• Roots
• Country
• Michelle
• Shocked
• Waterfall
• Arkansas
• Traveller

[soonerfan61]

Don't forget that Hothouse Flowers accompanies her on this tune!

[redsfanstu]

Another great selection from"Arkansas Traveler". and yes I love Michelle Shocked!

[NERxLLLx]

Poor old quality and crappy music. Boo non-modern videos

[MrCrosstiewalker]

Thanks so much for posting...love this album!!!

[4skinmasseure]

Only 7559 views? Absolutely scandalous!

Arkansas Traveler one of my all time great albums, always played on max volume,

feck the neighbours.

Anyone got the track 'Cold Comfort' if so, please please post!

[cindy85123]

Michelle and the flowers~ How great is this? Very great!

[cindy85123]

Awww..Michelle Shocked~  and the Hot House Flowers~ Amazing~!

[openmindedatheist]

funny i always tell this to my friends when they want me to go mountain-biking or horse-riding

[rjd2633]

Love it!!!!!!

It don't hurt you when you fall, only when you land, boys, only when you land.

I always tell this to my friends that won't mountain bike with me.