Did ya hear the sound of a wipper willow,
Smell the smell of a moonshine still,
Through the top of the clouds,
I call your name,
But the runnin water took you a way.
Hear the hown dogs howl,
Throught the cold wind blow,
Through the clouds,
And the coal black smoke,
And the burnin sky i see your face,
Like the runnin water girl youve gone away.
Like the runnin water,
Going through your mind,
A new invison,
Of a wilder life.
As the boats go by,
Our true love dies.
Like the runnin water,
Is so unkind.
Tomorrow morining,
Ill bring you home,
If you promise me that youll never roam,
But the wells gone dry,
And youll never stay,
Like the running water,
Youll always stray.
Like the running water,
Youll always stray.
Like the running water,
Youll always stray.