Swanee River
As Recorded By Aimee Mann
(From The 2017 Album Mental Illness - Digital Bonus Track)
Intro
Verse 1
I Hate Everything That I Loved Before
Rings Pin My Hand To The River Floor
The Waiting Birds Say To Struggle Free
Well I Can Take It Or Leave It But For Now I’ll Just Leave It Be
Chorus
Way Upon The Swanee River
The Mournful Owls And Egrets Call
You Swore And Called Me Indian Giver
But The Indians Gave It All
Verse 2
The Swollen Limbs Of The Cypress Trees
Swung Overhead Like A Dead Trapeze
A White Tail Deer Raised Her Head At Me
But I Went Under With A Sigh Before I Even Got The Chance To See
Chorus
Way Upon The Swanee River
The Mournful Owls And Egrets Call
You Swore And Called Me Indian Giver
But The Indians Gave It All
Yeah The Indians Gave It All
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
My Bones Will Rise Like The Eyes Of Gibbon
From A Tomb You Built On A Fine Black Silt
When The Summer Comes And The Junebugs Whine
I Will Float Up Where The River Comes To Rest On The Water Line
Out-Chorus
Way Upon The Swanee River
The Mournful Owls And Egrets Call
You Swore And Called Me Indian Giver
But The Indians Gave It All
Yeah The Indians Gave It All
