Alas I Cannot Swim Songtext / Lyric

There's a house across the river

But alas I cannot swim

And a garden of such beauty

That the flowers seem to grin

There's a house across the river

But alas I cannot swim

I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in!



There's a boy across the river

With short black curly hair

He wants to be my lover

And I want to be his peer

There's a boy across the river

But alas I cannot swim

And I never will get to put my arms around him






There's a life across the river

That was meant for me

Instead I live my life in constant misery

There's a life across the river

But I do not see

Why I should please those who will never be pleased



There is gold across the river

But I don't want none

There is gold across the river

But I don't want none



Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun!

Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun!



There is gold across the river

But I don't want none

I would rather be dry

Then held up by a golden gun



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