D5
The women across the river  
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Carry water from the well at the break of day 
         D5
And they talk to one another  
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God only knows what they might say 
          G5
You might get an education after years of dedication 
         
You might finally get a glimpse of what is right 
            D5
And what is wrong 
                           A5                        D5
The women across the river well, they knew that all along 
D5
Women across the river 
          G5                               D5
Work with tools that are ancient and hand-made 
     D5
They plough the fields in perfect rows 
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And then, they rest beneath the shade 
       G5
Now we have learned to build out of concrete out of steel 

And our buildings last a thousand years  
                                D5
But then even they are bound to fall 
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But the women across the river, never learned to build a wall 
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The women across the river 
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Are as gentle as the dew upon the ground 
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I love to hear them laughing in the rain  
                          D5
When it makes the perfect sound 
      G5
Now a soldier with a gun and a battle to be won 
                                                                  D5
Might kill you with a bullet and you'd never even know the reason why 
                                A5                            D5
But the women across the river, they can kill you with their eyes 
                            A5                            D5
The women across the river, they can kill you with their eyes