When I was quite young
I had learned to fear
I was taught to listen
But not to hearFrom my mothers arms
I was cruelly torn
And they whipped my ass
On the day I was bornLittle brother he died
At the age of five
Said, he lost his soul
He was not baptizedBut the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be drowned
In the river, in the river
In the river, in the riverI remember my sister
On her saddest day
When the boy she loved
Had been called awaySeems he gave his life
In a foreign land
Still my sister cries
She'll never understandNow the world is hard
And the cowards lie
And the fool loves war
And the gentle dieBut the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be drowned
In the river, in the river
In the river, in the riverWell, we built a dam
When the first rains fell
We built it high
And we built it wellBut the waters rose
Like a beast from hell
Now my house is gone
And the town as wellSo we gather here
For a silent prayer
For the lives we lost
And the love we sharedStill the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be found
In the river, in the river
In the river, in the riverIn the river
In the river
In the river
In the riverIn the river
In the river
In the river
In the riverIn the river
In the river
In the river
In the river