When the last rose of summer pricks my fingers And the hot sun chills me to the bone When I can't hear the song for the singer And I can't tell my pillow from a stone I will walk alone by the black muddy river And sing me a song of my own I will walk alone by the black muddy river Sing me a song of my own When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain And the stars seem to splatter in the sky When the moon splits the south west horizon And scream of an eagle on the fly I will walk alone by the black muddy river And listen to the ripples as they moan I will walk alone by the black muddy river Sing me a song of my own Black muddy river Roll on forever I don't care how deep and wide If you got another side Roll muddy river Roll muddy river Black muddy river, roll When it seems like the night will last forever And there's nothing left to do but count the years When the strings of my heart start to sever And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears I will walk alone by the black muddy river And dream me a dream of my own I will walk alone by the black muddy river Sing me a song of my own And sing me a song of my own

Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission