rory gallagher
daughter of the everglades
Were you raised by the river  Down by the low, low land  Where the air is dark and sinister? In the nigh there's no safe place to stand  Hid in the reeds are eyes that peek, voices I can't understand  Flamingos flying endlessly  To the silent sky   Daughter of the Everglades  You never made it clear  Daughter of the Everglades  If you want to be here  Child of the river  I never saw your tears   Well, you looked like your mama  Before you walked, you swam  Learned to makes snake tails stew  From your daddy, a crazy talkin' fisherman  In this place there is no law; the river makes all the rules  What they are I found out When I came back to look for you   Daughter of the Everglades  Why did you bring me here?  Daughter of the Everglades  My love has turned to fear  Child of the river  Let me feel you near   Well, you laughed in them But I knew after a year  That you'd cry in the city  I should have not brought you here  So far from the Bayou, down in the low, low land  Don't know why you left me  But now I understand   Take me back to the river  Down in the smoky ground  Where snakes crawl you don't cheat  By the river you live by now  In the swell of the river, the river sails so proud  I should have gone there with you  But now they tell me you have drowned  Daughter of the Everglades  I can feel you near  Daughter of the Everglades  I know I'll find you hear  Child of the river  I can't see for tears   Daughter of the Everglades  I want to feel you near  Daughter of the Everglades  I must find you here  Child of the river  I can't see for my tears