Riverside by The Sweet Lowdown 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