Louisiana Train Wreck - Pere Ubu

Down by the riverside the corn is creaking

The moon’s on high

Bodies broken

A house on fire

Down by the riverside

I hang my head and tears I start to cry

I see the river

The river’s wide

A mile of moonlight

So much to hide

I see the faces

I get the news

I see the water

I read the shoes, they were down by the riverside

The corn is creaking

The moon’s on high

Bodies broken

A house on fire

Down by the riverside

Now me and you, we were born to disagree

Out on the highway, it’s a mess of a night

Tank car burning with a terrible light

Be the boss

Look here son

You go far

You be the one down by the riverside

The corn is creaking

The moon’s on high

Bodies broken

A house on fire

Down by the riverside

Of all the dreams that will haunt the awful black

I see the steamboat- golden stacks!

Jump the river

Won’t go back

Face to face

Me and you

Then there’s one

And I’m going, too, down by the riverside

The corn is creaking

The moon’s on high

Bodies broken

A house on fire

Down by the riverside