The River of No Return

Intro: Marilyn

Shhhhhhhhhsh

If you listen through the quiet you can hear it call

Wailaree (oh oh Wailaree)

There is a river somewhere there that is called the river of no return

Sometimes it's peaceful and calm and othertimes wild and free

Well now i am talking about that othertimes

Oh yeah

Verse 1

That old farmer dug in the mud

Trying to raise a boy right and good

But a gold mining cheat stole the horse and the gun

Leaving them stranded out under the sun

Pre-Chorus

They hit the water

They hit the foam

Far away

From a quiet home

Chorus

Oh the river runs wild and the river runs fast

Chasing the ghosts of a wandering past

Paddle through the white spray

Paddle through the cold spray

Down the river of no return

Where the mountain timber starts to burn

Down the river of no return

Verse 2

Kay wore silk but she learned how to scrub

Fixing up supper in a galvanized tub

She looked at the man and she looked at the kid

Forgiving the secrets they both of them hid

Pre-Chorus

They hit the water

They hit the foam

Far away

From a quiet home

Chorus

Oh the river runs wild and the river runs fast

Chasing the ghosts of a wandering past

Paddle through the white spray

Paddle through the cold spray

Down the river of no return

Where the mountain timber starts to burn

Down the river of no return

Bridge

Rocks on the left

Rocks on the right

Holding on tight

Waiting for the morning light

Wait for it

Hope for it

Fight for it

Chorus

Oh the river runs wild and the river runs fast

Chasing the ghosts of a wandering past

Paddle through the white spray

Paddle through the cold spray

Down the river of no return

Where the mountain timber starts to burn

Down the river of no return

Post-Chorus

Rolling along

Singing a song

Way down deep

Where the secrets keep