Go son, go down to the water
And see the women weeping there
Then go up into the mountains
The men, they are weeping too
Father, why are all the women weeping?
They are weeping for their men
Then why are all the men there weeping?
They are weeping back at them
This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
the thoughts of one Robert Stribley, who plans to contribute his dispatches with characteristic infrequency
Saturday, September 11, 2004
A Time to Dance, a Time to Mourn
In memory of 9/11, some more lyrics from Nick Cave, this time, the first verse and chorus from "The Weeping Song":
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