Uma Kompton - River To Sleep lyrics

[Verse 1] Mary was a girl as sweet sixteen So young, so lean The hour she had plan had finally come Evil deed that would be done Her breath smells of cheap and angry gin Mmm, a drunken grin She took from the cradle, a young child So sweet, a life to keep Down to the river, Mary crept Ahh, while the townsfolk slept The cotton dress she wore blazed the night So bright, in the silver moonlight Stars shone above her like a guide She couldn't hide from the pain inside She reached the flowing river at ‘past ten Mmm, too late to mend She looked at the baby she had born So sweet, a light so pure She kissed her on the head on which once Her quiet friend, this was the end With strength she didn't know she even had She threw it in, oh what a sin The cries from the water slowly died Her eyes so wide, at the violent tide The riverbed, a place to always sleep Don't weep, a life to keep A life to keep A life to keep