Till The Water's All Long Gone
THE DECEMBERISTS · What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World 2015 · Track 06 of 13
Written by Colin Meloy
They came down from the mountain They strayed too long from the fountain And all the while All the while they longed for us
But I won't betray you I won't betray you I won't betray you I won't No I won't betray you No I won't betray you No I won't betray you I won't Till the water's all gone
And you, my sweet flower And how you grew more sweet by the hour And loathe was I Loathe was I to lose you My tender rose My limber rose My slender loving daughter My tender rose My limber rose My slender loving daughter
Till the water's all gone
They came down from the mountain They strayed too long from the fountain Oh my girl, oh my love I've lost you
But I won't betray you I won't betray you I won't betray you I won't No I won't betray you No I won't betray you No I won't betray you I won't Till the water's all gone