Daughter of the Everglades
Were you raised by the riverDown by the low, low landWhere the air is dark and sinister?In the nigh there's no safe place to standHid in the reeds are eyes that peek, voices I can't understandFlamingos flying endlesslyTo the silent sky
Daughter of the EvergladesYou never made it clearDaughter of the EvergladesIf you want to be hereChild of the riverI never saw your tears
Well, you looked like your mamaBefore you walked, you swamLearned to makes snake tails stewFrom your daddy, a crazy talkin' fishermanIn this place there is no law; the river makes all the rulesWhat they are I found outWhen I came back to look for you
Daughter of the EvergladesWhy did you bring me here?Daughter of the EvergladesMy love has turned to fearChild of the riverLet me feel you near
Well, you laughed in themBut I knew after a yearThat you'd cry in the cityI should have not brought you hereSo far from the Bayou, down in the low, low landDon't know why you left meBut now I understand
Take me back to the riverDown in the smoky groundWhere snakes crawl you don't cheatBy the river you live by nowIn the swell of the river, the river sails so proudI should have gone there with youBut now they tell me you have drowned
Daughter of the EvergladesI can feel you nearDaughter of the EvergladesI know I'll find you hearChild of the riverI can't see for tears
Daughter of the EvergladesI want to feel you nearDaughter of the EvergladesI must find you hereChild of the riverI can't see for my tears