Song Lyrics Natalie Merchant - Build a Levee    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> N>> Natalie Merchant Singer Lyrics [Natalie Merchant other resources]>> Build a Levee Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Natalie Merchant Music Title/Track: Build a Levee Theme ID: 3035 Album: N/A When I was just a little girl My mamma said to me "Beware of the devil my chld in the dark rocky places he'll keep Beware of the devil my child Beware of his charming ways You'll fall under an evil spell just looking at his beautiful face You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside" "Don't go walking by the riverside alone in the pale moonlight He'll come upon you girl With no earthy body in sight Come up upon you girl and he'll whisper something sweet then take you where the waters rise so high and run so deep" "You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Build yourself a levee girl When the waters run high" Now when I was just a little girl My mamma said to me "Beware of the devil my child but if by chance you should meet Beware of his cold dark eyes Full of bold and unholy deceit He'll tempt you with a whirling pool of lies and promises he'll deny or that he'll never keep" "You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Build yourself a levee deep inside You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside Build yourself a levee girl when the waters run high" Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Dust Bowl, Effigy, Frozen Charlotte, Generous, Golden Boy, Gulf Of Araby, Gun Shy, Henry Darger, House Carpenter, How Youve Grown, I Hope That I Dont Fall In Love With You, I May Know The Word, Im Not Gonna Beg, Im Not Gonna Beg, In The Ghetto, Jealousy, Just Cant Last, Just Cant Last, Kind & Generous, Kind Generous, King Of May, Last Goodbye, Life is Sweet, Lowlands of Holland, Motherland, My Skin, Not in This Life, Ode To Billy Joe, Old Gospel Melody, One Fine Day, Ophelia, Owensboro, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Put the Law on You, River, Saint Judas, Sally Ann, San Andreas Fault, Seven Years, Soldier, Soldier, Son Of A Preacher Man, Space Oddity, Sympathy For The Devil, Take A Look, Tell Yourself, Thank You, The Ballad Of Henry Darger, The Gulf Of Araby, The Letter, The Living, Other Natalie Merchant song Lyrics (From) Both Sides Now Lyrics After The Gold Rush Lyrics All I Want Lyrics Baby I Love You Lyrics Beloved Wife Lyrics Break Your Heart Lyrics Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow Lyrics But Not For Me Lyrics Carnival Lyrics Carpenter Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Natalie Merchant F/ Karen Peris Lyrics Natalie Pastrana Lyrics Natalise Lyrics NATAS Lyrics Natasa Theodoridou Lyrics Natasha Bedingfield Lyrics Natasha Hagen Lyrics Natasha St Lyrics Natasha St-pierre Lyrics Natasha St. Pierre Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy