The Water Lily - Ralph Stanley Chords
Chords: G, C, D
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Genre: bluegrass, country, old-time
The Water Lily
Recorded by Ralph Stanley
[Verse 1]
G C G
A lonely young wife, in her dreaming discerns,
G D
A lily-decked pool with a border of ferns
G C G
And a beautiful child, with butterfly wings,
G D G
Steps down to the edge of the lilies and sings,
[Chorus]
G C G
Come mama, come, quick follow me.
G D G
Step out on the leaves of the water lilies
[Verse 2]
G C G
And the lonely young wife, her heart beating wild,
G D
Cries wait til I come, til I reach you my child
G C G
But the beautiful child, with butterfly wings
G D G
Steps out on the leaves of the lilies and sings
[Chorus]
G C G
Come mama, come quick follow me.
G D G
Step out on the leaves of the water lilies
[Verse 3]
G C G
And the wife in her dreaming steps out on the stream.
G D
But the lily leaves sink, and she wakes from her dream.
G D G
Ah, the waking is sad for the tears that it brings,
G D G
For she knows it's her dead babys spirit that sings.
[Chorus]
G C G
Come mama, come quick follow me.
G D G
Step out on the leaves of the water lilies
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