Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Lake Marie, artist - John Prine. Album song Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings, in the genre Музыка мира
Date of issue: 03.04.1995
Record label: Oh Boy
Song language: English
Lake Marie |
We were standing |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Many years ago along the illinois-wisconsin border |
There was this indian tribe |
They found two babies in the woods |
White babies |
One of them was named elizabeth |
She was the fairer of the two |
While the smaller and more fragile one was named marie |
Having never seen white girls before |
And living on the two lakes known as the twin lakes |
They named the larger and more beautiful lake, lake elizabeth |
And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway |
Became known forever as lake marie |
Repeat chorus: |
Many years later I found myself talking to this girl |
Who was standing there with her back turned to lake marie |
The wind was blowing especially through her hair |
There was four italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill |
And man, they was ssssssssizzlin |
Many years later we found ourselves in canada |
Trying to save our marriage and perhaps catch a few fish |
Whatever seemed easier |
That night she fell asleep in my arms |
Humming the tune to «louie louie |
Aah baby, we gotta go now. |
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The dogs were barking as the cars were parking |
The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing |
Practically everyone was there |
In the parking lot by the forest preserve |
The police had found two bodies |
Nay, naked bodies |
Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object |
Saw it on the news on the tv news in a black and white video |
You know what blood looks like in a black and white video? |
Shadows, shadows thats exactly what it looks like |
All the love we shared between her and me was slammed |
Slammed up against the banks of old lake marie, marie |
We were standing |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Whoa wah oh wha oh Standing by peaceful waters |
Peaceful waters |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Peaceful waters |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Peaceful waters |
Standing by peaceful waters |
Peaceful waters |
Aah baby, we gotta go now |