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She fell in the river, before she could cry The springtide pulled her underI jumped into save her, the waves came like fireThey pushed me aside as they flung herHer neck snapped like a branch as her head hit the banksAnd the rocks ripped her blue dress right from herI closed my eyes tight at the sight of her fleshI could not watch Rosalie sufferOh, black water's rising, black water's high
Mother, oh mother, I took your daughter down by the water oaksTo hear the loons cry, as I gazed in her eyes, asked her to be my betrothedShe danced with excitement, her hands trembled in mineShe was joyful when the sky rolled in with thunderWhen the clouds opened wide and started to pour She slipped from my grasp into black waterOh, black water's rising, black water's high
An officer came quick and drew pictures of the last place I saw herMother, I loved her, I started to shiver when he asked me to recount her slaughterHe showed me a blue sleeve dug from under the leavesA broken tooth, he could prove it was hersA vial of soil from the roots of the treesSoaked with the blood of my sweet Rosalie
You told me yourself she was a quarrelsome girl, I never took heed of your slanderWhen I asked her to wed, she lay down and weptHer true love had fled, she'd rather be dead than forced to love some otherThe child in her belly wasn't mineYour Rosalie Wild was untrue, unkindI only slapped her once on the cheekTo raise her from her slumber, exorcise her demonsShe wouldn't stop her crying, she wouldn't stop her screamingAnd she called me a thief and a liarOh, black water's rising, it's bringing up the body of Rosalie Wild
My deeds, I'll explain, no one can blame meI did the same any man would doI picked up a rock and I smashed her head thriceKicked in her teeth with the heel of my bootI took her limp body, threw it to seaI never dreamed what could dredge up dear RosalieI beg for your mercy, consider my loveIf the child had been mine, I would've made her my brideI could've shown Rosalie Wild how to love me
Oh, black water's rising, black water's rising, black water's highBlack rain keeps on flooding her blood from the skyBlack water's high, It's bringing up the body of Rosalie Wild
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