I told my baby, "Don't you get lost"She fell in the river and now she's goneI miss her badly, I loved her soI need some magic to bring her homeNow she's gone I miss her soCan't see where that river goesI saw the witch man, I cried and moanedHe said, "Boy, magic is what I knowSwallow this spider, eat this shell of blackAgainst the current, she'll float right back"Now she's gone I miss her soCan't see where that river goesA year went by, I watched the banksThen up the river one day she cameA giant eggshell, I looked insideMy baby lay there with a feathered hideNow she's gone I miss her soCan't see where that river goes
