Voltaire - Dont go by the river

^DmDon’t go by the river If you love your wife ‘Cause you’ll ^Gmmake that girl a widow And you’ll ^Dmcause her pain and strife A *G If you go by the river side, You’ll lose your ^Gml-l-l-l-l^Dmife!

^DmPeople by the river, They know who’s the boss They’ll ^Gmget at fancy city folks No ^Dmmatter what the cost A *G And if you go by the river side, You’ll end up ^Gml-l-l-l-l^Dmost!

^Gm There's a bat they call Lestat Who’ll ^Dmsink his teeth in you ^Gm You might meet a creature from the ^Dmswampy black lagoon ^Gm And if the moon is full, You ^Dmmight meet the loup-garou ^ADon’t go by the river side, ^Gm You’ll be sorry if you ^Dmdo!

^DmA young man met a lady And she made this fellow swoon So they ^Gmwent on down to New Orleans To ^Dmelope under the moon A *G He took her by the river side, To give her the heir ^Gml-l-l-^Dmloom!

^DmWell the next day he got outta bed and She wasn’t by his side He ^Gmsearched the quarter high and low When the ^Dmbayou far and wide A *G Locals say she ran away But you know they ^Gml-l-l-l-^Dmlie!

^Gm There's a bat they call Lestat Who’ll ^Dmsink his teeth in you ^Gm You might meet a creature from the ^Dmswampy black lagoon ^Gm And if the moon is full, You ^Dmmight meet the loup-garou ^ADon’t go by the river side, ^Gm You’ll be sorry if you ^Dmdo!

^Gm Who shivers when they hear about ^Dmvoo-doo? ^Gm Don’t lie to me, boy, I know ^Dmyou do! ^Gm You better tremble when you hear me ^Dmcall! ‘Cause you’d ^Amake a lovely shrunken head You’ll be my favorite voo-doo ^Dmdoll!

^DmSting went by the river, Now he slings on Bourbon Street And ^Gmthere’s that song by Concrete Blonde about ^Dmwhere it’s warm and green A *G And if you go by the river side, You’ll never ^Gml-l-l-l-^Dmleave!

^Gm There's a bat they call Lestat Who’ll ^Dmsink his teeth in you ^Gm You might meet a creature from the ^Dmswampy black lagoon ^Gm And if the moon is full, You ^Dmmight meet the loup-garou ^ADon’t go by the river side, (Don’t go by the river side!) ^ASaid don’t go by that river side, (Said don’t go by that river side!) ^ADon’t go by the river side, (Why's that?) ‘Cause you might meet me if you ^Dmdo!