In The River

I told my baby, "Don't you get lost"

She fell in the river and now she's gone

I miss her badly, I loved her so

I need some magic to bring her home

Now she's gone I miss her so

Can't see where that river goes

I saw the witch man, I cried and moaned

He said, "Boy, magic is what I know

Swallow this spider, eat this shell of black

Against the current, she'll float right back"

Now she's gone I miss her so

Can't see where that river goes

A year went by, I watched the banks

Then up the river one day she came

A giant eggshell, I looked inside

My baby lay there with a feathered hide

Now she's gone I miss her so

Can't see where that river goes