Mary Heather Hickman Ouachita River

Tekst piosenki

[Intro]
There’s a body at the bottom of the Ouachita River

[Verse 1]
Jack Williams worked a ferry on the Ouachita River line
For 5.65 an hour, he hauled them people side to side
Our love was a rush like a flood in the spring
Our love was enough ’til the bridge came

[Verse 2]
Jack Williams took to drinking and givin’ me black eyes
Around that time I reckoned Jack wasn’t quite my type
I could’ve called the law
I could’ve up and left
But I took some rope and a bag of stones
And I tied him up instеad

[Chorus]
Run, river, run
Cover up what I’ve donе
Carry away what’s left of that sinner
There’s secrets in the Arkansas sand
Mud on my boots and blood on my hands
And a body at the bottom of the Ouachita River

[Verse 3]
Spring turned into summer
And Jack was never found
I guess the Bradley County Sheriff didn’t miss havin’ him around
Now I walk across that bridge
With a big smile on my face
And I throw some yellow roses on Jack Williams’ grave

[Chorus]
Run, river, run
Cover up what I’ve done
Carry away what’s left of that sinner
There’s secrets in the Arkansas sand
Mud on my boots and blood on my hands
And a body at the bottom of the Ouachita River

[Bridge]
That bridge did him in in more ways than one
Ten feet of muddy water 'tween Jack and the sun
That bridge did him in in more ways than one
Ten feet of muddy water 'tween Jack and the sun

[Chorus]
Run, river, run
Cover up what I’ve done
Carry away what’s left of that sinner
There’s secrets in the Arkansas sand
Mud on my boots and blood on my hands
And a body at the bottom of the Ouachita River

[Post-Chorus]
There’s a body at the bottom of the Ouachita River