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The River Bank
Bert Jansch

Sitting on the river banknWatching the water flownSittíng here thinking and wonderingnWhich way to go?nHow the river sings the sweetest songsnin a million harmoniesnBut the sun shines brighter on the other sidenThat's where l want to bennSo please mister ferrymannWon't you take me to the other sidenWhere the songbirds sing for menWhere life is led by the hand of fatenThat's how it ought to bennWhen the evening shadows reach outnAt the setting of the sunnWill l still be wishing and a-wonderingnWhen the morning comes?nFor l once could swim against the tidenIike the salmon who swims for homenBut I'll be happy now just to hitch a ridenAnd make it on my ownnnSo please mister ferrymannWon't you take me to the other sidenWhere the songbirds sing for menWhere life is led by the hand of fatenThat's how it ought to bennWell I'll take you says the ferrymannBut if l should close my eyesnAnd fall asleep before we landnYou must take these oars and forever morenBe at my command


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Lyrics by Bert Jansch

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