Deeper Than That

"Deeper Than That" copyright Peter Taney/Uncle Pete Tawny

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Peter: There's an island in the river near where I live called Depuy island. This song is called "Depuy Island; It's Deeper Than That".

Well it must be the sunset, sitting here by the river
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
Or was it the tequila sunrise by the Riverdance Café
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
Something's got me going
It's deeper than that
There's magic in the air
It's deeper than that
And what's it got to do with this love I'm falling into
It's deeper than that

Well something's 'bout to sweep me away
It's got me lookin'
Over my shoulder and up to the sky
From the river to the Milky Way
But this spell once cast goes by
I stand stock still with the thrill
It's so quiet
Coyotes appear on the ridge so near
They're all laughing at me
I hear them saying
"Look, it's just another loon tryin' to get a tune"

Well this place has got ahold of my heart and my soul
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
And it haunts me with a history and a mystery still untold
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
The ghost of Fort Depuy
It's deeper than that
Depuy island manitou
It's deeper than that
And these stone-age graves just a-suckin' at my shoes
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that

Bank beaver builds in chestnut roots
That held the Lenape meeting tree
Them roots reach down through nine thousand years of people
Tryin' to open up and see
Silver fox, mutant skunk, albino deer
Yeah something strange going on 'round here
I feel like I'm sinking into pools primeval
Hand in hand with a vast celestial band

Instrument break

Yeah, bank beaver builds in chestnut roots
That held the Lenape meeting tree
And them roots reach down through nine thousand years of people
Tryin' to open up and see
Silver fox, mutant skunk, albino deer
Yeah something strange going on 'round here
I feel like I'm sinking into pools primeval
Hand in hand with a vast celestial band

I'm in the presence of a presence, all the twilight sky aglow
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
The river breeze is sighin' like some long-held breath let go
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that
I see the face of Mother Nature
It's deeper than that
I'll steal a kiss before I go
It's deeper than that
And how did she cram herself inside that itty-bitty shell
Down in the water that flows over my bare toes
It's deeper than that, it's deeper than that

It's deeper, deeper than that
You ever try to get a handle on the big picture and all you wind up with is... empty hands?
It's deeper, deeper than that
Whatever it is, that island put a sp-sp-spell on me
It's deeper, deeper than that
It's deeper, deeper than that
Yeah, deeper, deeper, deeper
It's deeper, oh deeper
It's deeper, deeper than that
Oh, deeper, deeper than that
It's deeper, deeper than that
It's like, it's like...
It's deeper, deeper than that
Depuy island, man, it's deeper than that

Peter Taney--vocals, banjo
Joy Taney-Lucrezi--bass, vocals

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