Albert Hammond - Down by the river 1975

Albert Hammond - Down by the river (D) 1975

City life was getting us down
So we spent a weekend out of town
Pitched the tent on the patch of ground
Down by the river

Lit a fire and drank some wine
You put your jeans on the top of mine
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
Came across the strangest sight
Down by the river

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
Silver fish lay on its side
Down by the river

The doctor put us both to bed
He dosed us up and he shook his head
Only foolish people go, he said
Down by the river

And why do willows weep, said he
Because they're dying gradually
From the waste, from the factories
Down by the river

Down by the river
Down by the river
And why do willows weep, said he
Down by the river

And 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 his 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
The banks will soon be black and dead
Down by the river

(Instrumental)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pop
• 70s
• US
• Albert
• Hammond
• Down
• by
• the
• river
• 1975

[LittleHarrisonGirl]

I love this song =)

Albert is such a great singer and guitar-player.

I love him <3

Down by the river *clapclap* down by the river!!

[setenteromusic]

FANTASTIC SONG, SINGER AND SONGWRITER!!

[thedancespace1]

first song i learned to play still love it

[tourmalinehunter]

Learned this one from my uncle Sonny . We played this one alot back in the day .

[kateomprint]

love it

[1cuquita]

i love albert

[theflowerpower01]

One of the nicest singers, down to earth, perfect!!!

[senangnyahidop]

MY MIND KEEP REPEATING THIS SENTENCE :

"DOWN BY THE RIVER ~~ DOWN BY THE RIVER~~~"

:p

[58Vulcan]

@MrMayitoLeft I agree with you wholeheartedly on the music dieing after the seventies.I don`t even bother to listen to the radio nowadays just listen to my cd`s and all the great stuff on u tube.

[kateomprint]

Love this. It reminds me or a boyfriend years ago and he would make me get up really early to go walking by the lake near where I lived and i hated early morning but first love what can I say.

[theflowerpower01]

@MrMayitoLeft Indeed! Sixties and seventies rule!

[AftonWaters]

Thanks to you, and all YouTube uploaders ... great to have our Vynyls/CDs/DVDs converted!

Correction: Will be a clean white stone instead

Should read: Will be a clean white skull instead

Trouble with old songs ... it's 2011, we're still not listening. Governments don't care, we need to. They don't care because they're old (like me), and won't pay the price. Youth has a voice ... unite and speak up!