Daughter Of The Everglades

Rory Gallagher - Daughter of the Everglades Were you raised by the river   Down in the low low land      Where the air is dark and sinister In the night there’s no safe place to stand.   In the reeds there are eyes that peek Voices I can’t understand                   Flamingos flying endlessly   Into the silent sky.               Daughter of the everglades You never made it clear             Child of the river   If you want me to be here Daughter of the everglades 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