River's Invitation - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

I’ve been all across the country

And I’ve stayed in every town

You see, I’m trying to find my baby

And he ain’t nowhere around, I can’t understand it

You know which way I’m heading, if my baby can’t be found

Oh yeah

Well, I spoke to the river

And the river, the river spoke back to me

It said, «Oh!

You look so lonely, and so much full of misery

Yes, you do now

If you can’t find your baby

Come on, girl, and make your home with me, oh yeah»

I don’t want to leave him

No, I know, I know he’s still alive

And someday, I’m going to find him

And he’s gonna take me for a ride — yes, he will now

And then we’ll live forever and ever and ever

Forever and ever among the tides

Oh, yes, we will

Just in case I don’t find him, I’m going to take that river’s invitation

River’s invitation

Oh, oh, the river!

Oh, oh, the river

Oh, the river, yeah, oh, river’s invitation

Yeah, the river