O lo', sweet water river
How do you dance so sweet but
Swiftly take my lover?
We were with child and set to be married
O sweet water river
Your sweetness is a lie
O lo' sweet water river
I once laid beside you and felt your sweet kiss
A gunshot came ringing
And there you were screaming
O sweet water river is he dead or alive?
O lo sweet water river
My brothers been stolen
Have you seen who's been by?
Family runs deep
And our blood bleeds red
Thick like the maple that flows through it
Family runs deep
And our blood bleeds red
Thick like the maple thick like the maple
Oh sweet, sweet, sweet water
What do you know?
What do you know?
Oh sweet, sweet water river
What do you know?
What do you know?
O lo sweet water river
Its cold here I'll follow you south for the winter
Sleep with the snakes
My demons they linger
Beware of the darkness in him,
They whisper
O lo sweet water river
My mother's been making deals with the devil
Has she been here to see you?
Bribe or beseech you?
She's sent by my father, sweet water,
Be careful
Can you keep a secret, I know you can
You told me not to tell it but I know who I am
Can you keep a secret, I know you can
You told me not to tell it but I know who I am
He is the river, she is the river,
You are the river, and I am too.
He is the river, she is the river,
You are the river, and I am too.