9.Women 'Cross the River
Lyrics：David Olney
Music：David Olney
Oh the women 'cross the river carry water from the well at break
of day
And they talk to one another; God only knows what they might say
You might get an education after years of dedication
You might finally get a glimpse of what is right and what is
wrong
But the women 'cross the river; well they knew that all along
Oh the women 'cross the river work with tools that are ancient
and hand-made
And they plow their fields in perfect rows and then they rest
beneath the shade
Now we have learned to build, out of concrete, out of steel
And our buildings stand a thousand years but then even they are
bound to fall
But the women 'cross the river never learned to build a wall
Oh the women 'cross the river are as gentle as the dew upon the
ground
How I love to hear them laughing in the rain when it makes that
perfect sound
Now a soldier with a gun and a battle to be won
Might kill you with a bullet and you never even know the reason
why
But the women 'cross the river; they can kill you with their
eyes
Oh the women 'cross the river; they can kill you with their eyes
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