DmG
Were you raised by the river,
AmAm
Down in the low, low land,
DmG
Where the air is dark and sinister,
AmAm
In the night there's no safe place to stand.
DmG
In the reeds there are eyes that peek,
AmAm
Voices I can't understand,
DmG
Flamingos flying endlessly,
AmAm
Into the silent sky.
CEm
Daughter of the everglades,
AmAm
You never made it clear,
CEm
Child of the river,
Am
If you want me to be here,
CEm
Daughter of the everglades,
AmAm
I never saw your tears.
Well you looked like your mama,
Before you walked, you swam,
Learned to make that snake tail stew,
From your daddy,
Crazy talking fisherman.
In this place there is no law,
The river makes all the rules,
What they are, I found out,
When I came to look for you.
Chorus:
Daughter of the everglades,
Why did you bring me here?
Daughter of the everglades,
My love has turned to fear,
Child of the river,
Let me feel you near.
Well you laughed in the city,
But I knew after a year,
That you'd cry in the city,
I should not have brought you here,
So far from the bayou,
Down in the low, low land,
Don't know why you left me,
But now I think I understand.
Take me back to the river,
Down in the smokey ground,
When snakes crawl you don't cheat,
By the river you live for now,
In the swell of the river,
Where the boat sails by some cloud,
I should have gone there with you,
But now they tell me you have drowned.
Chorus:
Daughter of the everglades,
I could feel you near,
Daughter of the everglades,
I know I'll find you here,
Child of the river,
I can't see for tears.
Daughter of the everglades,
I want to feel you near,
Daughter of the everglades,
I must find you here,
Child of the river,
I can't see my tears