F6. The Mermaid’s Revenge

[Verse] Drunk lumberjacks stumbled down the trail Dragging a barrel of curses and scales The river-maid hissed with a voice so shrill But the barrel was sealed and rolling still [Chorus] Oh the river will rage and the forest will cry When the moon meets the dawn and the ale runs dry No one will win when the night's been played By the hands of the furious river-maid [Verse 2] The wives stood waiting with fire in their eyes "What's this you've brought from the water's rise?" The priest crossed himself and began to pray But the river-maid laughed and began her sway [Chorus] Oh the river will rage and the forest will cry When the moon meets the dawn and the ale runs dry No one will win when the night's been played By the hands of the furious river-maid [Bridge] She sang of storms and the drowning deep Of promises broken and secrets to keep Her biting threats turned the night to frost And the men soon learned what freedom cost [Verse 3] By dawn she had gone with the barrel in tow The ale was her prize as the river did flow The town was in shambles the priest in despair While her laughter echoed through the morning air