The Sweet Lowdown - Riverside lyrics

Hot night at the riverside Bellies full of gin We gave it not a moment's thought We both jumped in We both jumped in There was moonlight on the water Moonlight on our skin We pretended at no modesty as We both jumped in We both jumped in There were stars above And rocks below The water was fast Oh, the water was cold A' ho, ho, ho Landing in the water I realized my mistake For just to make it back to shore All my strength would take All my strength would take Struggling in the current I swam hard for the shore Cross my heart and hope to die Never swam so hard before Swam so hard before ‘Cause the water was fast And the water was cold It stole my breath and Shocked my soul A'ho, ho, ho Black wings on the water Shadows on the ground Calling in the darkness Silence all around Silence all around Calling in the darkness ‘Till my body started to quake How long on the longest night will it take the light to break Won't the daylight break… These stars above And rocks below As one was lost And the other cried no No, no, no, no Oh, no, no No, no, no, no Oh, no, no His body let go A'ho, ho, ho Moonlight on the water As two jumped in We gave it not a moment's thought We both jumped in We both jumped it (And) there were stars above And rocks below As one was lost His body let go A'ho, ho, ho