Song Lyrics Unknown - La Belle Riviere    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> La Belle Riviere Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: La Belle Riviere Theme ID: 4638 Album: N/A LA BELLE RIVIERE Dillon Bustin 1. Back in the days, the old books describe, Back in the days of the Indian tribes, They prayed to the river to forever flow, And the name that they give her was Ohio They fished her clear waters, They camped on her hills Bathed at her shallows and drank at her rills Some Frenchmen they came, scouting for game, Gazed at the river, and asked of her name. Chorus: La belle riviere, the great shining water, Cas-quin-ampo-gamou La Fleuve du Saint Louis No matter the name, the meanings the same She's a beautiful river, the Ohio. 2. The next to come in were the Kentuckians, The Buckeyes, the Hoosiers, the Suckers and then, They bought off the Indians, they cut down the trees, For their barns and their mills and their factories. Down by the cornfield she ran with the mud Down by the slaughterhouse she flowed with the blood. Below the brewery she was covered with suds In the spring of the year she could not help but to flood. 3. The next to come in were the government men, With their bankers and lawyers, their soldiers and then They told the shantyfolk well you needn't fear, To let the river be dammed by our engineers With a lock over here, and a dock over there, Bridges and trestles spanning the air We'll build a pumphouse above every town, Bring the fresh water in and let the sewage float down. 4. The last to come in have been the industry men, Investing their billions around every bend Reactors they leak, refineries spill Yet it's pleasant to swim in and healthful to drink. And I'm sitting here on the levee Wonderin' at this long history, I'm wonderin' at this river of fame And if she ever again will live up to her name. 1984. @environment @water filename[ LABLLRV DC ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Lady Gay, Lady Isobel And The Elf Knight, Lady Margaret And King William, Lady Mary, Lady Mary Sails, Lady Of Carlisle, Lady Of Pleasure, Laird O Cockpen, Laird O Linne, Laird O Logie, Laird Of The Dainty Doonby, Lakes Of Ponchartrain, Lambs On The Green Hills, Lament Of The Reservist, Lamkin, Lamoille River, Lancashire Lass, Land Of Libertie, Landlady Of France, Landladys Daughter, Landlords Daughter, Landlords Lullaby, Lani, Lanigans Ball, Lark In The Morning, Lass Amonst The Heather, Lass From The Low Country, Lass Of Loch Royale Lord Gregory, Lassie Gathering Nuts, Lassie Wi The Yellow Coatie, Last Bouquet, Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream, Last Trip In The Fall, Lavender Cowboy, Lazarus, Lazy Lout, Leaboys Lassie, Leather Bottel, Leatherheaded Songsters, Leatherwing Bat, Leave Her Johnny, Leaving Liverpool, Leaving Of Liverpool New Version, Leaving On A Jet Plane, Leftright, Leg I Left Behind, Legion Of The Rearguard, Lemon Tree, Lesotho Anthem Text, Lesotho Native Anthem Text, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson 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