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Riverside by Agnes Obel

Down by the river by the boats
Where everybody goes to be alone
Where you wont see any (1)____________ sun
Down to the river we (2)________ run

When by the (3)__________ we (4)__________ to the dregs
Look at the stones on the (5)__________ bed
I can tell (6)________ your eyes
You've (7)__________ been by the riverside

Down by the water the riverbed
Somebody calls you somebody says
Swim with the current and (8)__________ away
Down by the river everyday
(Oh) my God I see
How everything is torn
In the river deep
And I don't know why
I go the way
Down by the riverside

When that old (9)__________ runs pass (10)________ eyes
To (11)________ off the dirt on the riverside
Go to the (12)__________ so (13)________ near
The river will be (14)________ (15)________ and ears

I walk to the borders on my own
To fall in the (16)__________ (17)________ (18)________ a stone
Chilled to the marrow in (19)________ bones
Why do I go here all alone
(Oh) my God I see
How everything is torn
In the (20)__________ deep
And I don't know why
I go the way
Down by the riverside
(Oh) my God I see
How everything is torn
In the river deep
And I don't know why
I go the way
Down by the riverside
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Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside

Answers:
(1) rising(2) will(3) water(4) drink(5) river(6) from(7) never(8) float(9) river(10) your(11) wash(12) water(13) very(14) your(15) eyes(16) water(17) just(18) like(19) them(20) river