The River by Strawbs Lyrics

I made a sideways motion
Turning a new leaf
The single minded miner's girl
Was there to share my grief

I shivered in the butter wind
Three times the cockerel crowed
I waited for the river
But the river did not flow

An autumn turned to silver
Winter turned to gold
The weatherman said dress up
Oh but I did not feel the cold

Kids waited with toboggans
As I sheltered from the snow
I waited for the river
But the river did not flow

I will drink the milk from you breasts
Meld myself to you
Collect the valley lilies
The worshipers once strew
My body aches with hunger
Yet your belly has to grow
I waited for the river
But the river did not flow