Lake marie lyrics

Artist  : John prine 
Song : Lake marie
 
Chorus:
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

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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 that’s 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