From: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org (trajectory-digest) To: trajectory-digest@smoe.org Subject: trajectory-digest V3 #58 Reply-To: trajectory@smoe.org Sender: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trajectory-digest Wednesday, June 16 1999 Volume 03 : Number 058 Today's Subjects: ----------------- The River? [Kat ] Re: The River? [Susan.B.Marine@Dartmouth.EDU (Susan B. Marine)] Re: The River? [Michael Curry ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:32:42 -0700 From: Kat Subject: The River? Has anyone heard Veda perform The River (she did at Coco Club in San Francisco, i believe)? Is this her song or is it someone elses? Does anyone have the lyrics? ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jun 1999 13:18:38 EDT From: Susan.B.Marine@Dartmouth.EDU (Susan B. Marine) Subject: Re: The River? - --- You wrote: Has anyone heard Veda perform The River (she did at Coco Club in San Francisco, i believe)? Is this her song or is it someone elses? Does anyone have the lyrics? - --- end of quote --- is it the river by joni mitchell? wish i had a river to skate away on? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:46:37 -0400 From: Michael Curry Subject: Re: The River? At 09:32 AM 6/15/99 -0700, Kat wrote: >Has anyone heard Veda perform The River (she did at Coco Club in San >Francisco, i believe)? Is this her song or is it someone elses? Does >anyone have the lyrics? "The River" is a song by NoMeansNo on their 1993 album _Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?_. There's a Real Audio sample of the original version of the song on CDNow's page for the album. As for the lyrics, I grabbed them off of the Wrong Records web site ( www.wrongrecords.com ): THE RIVER When I speak the words I repeat Are lost within this roaring And when I call your eyes turn to me But what are they exploring? Hidden shapes that pass fast away Upon the waters streaming And what I see I just cannot say There is no one to heed me I could say that I am sorry But what forgiveness lies before me? In the river Those who know me know all too well All my sins and failings But brother dear, how could I tell? The course that I was sailing In the flood, before my eyes I see the face that I despise In the river It's mine, it's mine Drifting far away I can see you're not very strong As the current sweeps you past me And I can see your head going down As helpless your cries find me "Help me! Save me! Lend me a hand! Pull me out! Pull me out! Save me! Save me! Give me your hand! Pull me out! Pull me out!" I would save you, give my life But it's already sacrificed To the river It's gone, it's gone Drifting far away Mothers tell your children the truth Don't hide the fate that's waiting When you're born you start to drown There is no help, no safety First a gift of love is given Then the winds rise, the sails are riven On the river Mike ------------------------------ End of trajectory-digest V3 #58 *******************************