When the last rose of summer pricks my fingerAnd the hot sun chills me to the boneWhen I can't hear the song for the singerAnd I can't tell my pillow from a stoneI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd sing me a song of my ownI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd sing me a song of my ownWhen the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountainAnd the stars start to splatter in the skyWhen the moon splits the southwest horizonWith the scream of an eagle on the flyI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd listen to the ripples as they moanI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd sing me a song of my ownBlack muddy riverRoll on foreverI don't care how deep or wideIf you got another sideRoll muddy river, roll muddy riverBlack muddy river rollBlack muddy riverRoll on foreverI don't care how deep or wideIf you got another sideRoll muddy river, roll muddy riverBlack muddy river rollWhen it seems like the night will last foreverAnd there's nothing left to do but count the yearsWhen the strings of my heart start to severAnd stones fall from my eyes instead of tearsI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd dream me a dream of my ownI will walk alone by the black muddy riverAnd sing me a song of my ownAnd sing me a song of my own
