Wide Wide River by Mya Byrne Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When you walk in the reeds and the rushes
With the cattails tall as your head
Better not get caught in the mud
We'll leave you, boy, you're gone for dead
Tide come in, you'll be splashing
When the waves come up to your knees
But you better not mess with the wide, wide river
It's gonna leave you begging, please

[Verse 2]
Well, it looks so safe when the water's low
And the bugs come buzzing up high
'Round your hеad when you walk through the bushes
Son, that's whеre you're gonna die
And it sure looks pretty when the sun's sinking low
The rays turn pink in the trees
But you better not mess with the wide, wide river
It's gonna leave you begging, please

[Bridge]
And the current don't show no mercy
It's stronger than you'll ever be
All it wants is to sweep you away
From the gulf to the sea, yeah
[Verse 3]
Most folks who go down never come back
When the surge ends, we find 'em washed out
You don't watch your step, you'll be next in line
Don't you even have one doubt
When that bastard tide come in for you
It ain't no kind of a tease
You better not mess with the wide, wide river
It's gonna leave you begging, please

[Outro]
When the sun turns pink in the trees
Waves up to your knees
Ooh, last time