The Auteurs - Child Brides lyrics

When I first saw the child brides Two bridegroom boys at their side Genevieve in union with holy communion Marrying the younger wife And the child brides went down to the water Neptune calls out to his daughters Throw yourself at the tide I'll see you on the other side In a loveless marriage when I was fourteen All braised knees and black eyes And you come round here with your fancy talk and your big ideas What have you done with our wives? And the child brides went down to the water Neptune calls out to his daughters Throw yourself at the tide I'll see you on the other side My beautiful child brides Bride of Christ, bride of Jesus Bride of the fish when you're fathoms down And the uncles and the brothers With their Sunday suits on Search the villages and towns But the child brides went down to the water Neptune calls out to his daughters Throw yourself at the tide I'll see you on the other side I'll see you on the other side I'll see you on the other side I'll see you on the other side