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Widespread Panic ft. Maggie Koerner - House Of The Rising Sun


[Verse 1]
Boy, I warned you once, I warned you twice
Don’t start a fire if you can’t pay the price
You threw them words like a sharpened blade
Cut her deep, and the debt got made

She’s my blood, my only girl
You turned her sweet into a bitter world
Now there’s a road and it runs one way
And I’m standin’ where the shadows lay

[Chorus]
I’ll deliver you to the ferryman
Place the silver in your hand
Push that boat out on the tide
And watch you take that lonesome ride
Where you’re headed, boy, I don’t care
That’s between you and the One up there
But I’ll deliver you… to the ferryman

[Verse 2]
Some debts get paid in flesh and bone
Some bridges burn till you’re all alone
You plowed the field where the reaper waits
And I’m the man guardin’ the gates

Don’t beg for mercy, that time’s gone by
You made your bed and you told your lie
Now I’m the shadow on the shore
Who won’t be followin’ you no more

[Chorus]
I’ll deliver you to the ferryman
Place the silver in your hand
Push that boat out on the tide
And watch you take that lonesome ride
Where you’re headed, boy, I don’t care
That’s between you and the One up there
But I’ll deliver you… to the ferryman

[Bridge]
That old boat don’t turn around
Once it leaves, it can’t be found
And I’ll be smilin’, cold and true
Knowin’ you got what was due

[Final Chorus/Outro]
I’ll deliver you to the ferryman
Place the silver in your hand
Push that boat out on the tide
Hear the oar cut through the night
Where you’re headed, boy, I don’t care
That’s between you and the One up there
But I’ll deliver you… to the ferryman

Ferryman

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I voted yes to the Australian Voice Referendum and was surprised, yes shocked, when it didn't go through.  And as a descendant of Settler Australians I was ashamed.  But to make progress with all this sad and sorry colonial baggage, I think you have to deal with it as we are ALL HERE NOW, and the sins of the father are not those of the son.  Maybe one day...

 
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[Intro]
[Chorus]
I THOUGHT I WAS WRONG ONCE,
BUT I WAS MISTAKEN,
HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?
LONG AS YOU LIKE IT.

[Verse1]
WHEN FOLK SPEAK BADLY OF YOU, JUST
LIVE SO AS NONE WOULD BELIEVE THEM,
ITS NOT A PERMISSION TO SWINDLE,
YOU WON'T STOP THEM TALKING ANYWAY,
YOU CAN PUT UP WITH IT LONG AS YOU LIKE

[Chorus]
I THOUGHT I WAS WRONG ONCE,
BUT I WAS MISTAKEN,
HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?
LONG AS YOU LIKE IT.

[Verse2]
AND WHEN YOU ARE FAR FROM YOUR LOVED ONES,
HOLD FAST TO YOUR SONGLINES AND DREAMTIME,
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS THEY CAN'T STEAL THEM FROM YOU,
THEY'RE IN A SAFE PLACE long as you like.

[Chorus]
I THOUGHT I WAS WRONG ONCE,
BUT I WAS MISTAKEN,
HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?
LONG AS YOU LIKE IT.

[Bridge]
BE HERE NOW, BE HERE NOW, BE HERE NOW
[Instrumental]

[Verse3]
YOU KNOW TO LET GO OF THOSE THINGS YOU CAN'T CHANGE,
DON'T STEW ON THEM LIKE YOUR OLD DAD DID,
IT TAKES US ALL TIME TO GET OVER OURSELVES,
A STRING IS AS long as you like.

[Chorus]
I THOUGHT I WAS WRONG ONCE,
BUT I WAS MISTAKEN,
HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?
LONG AS YOU LIKE IT, be here now.
[Outro]

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