Mayflower

Watery Girl    (2.9mb)
Richard Bicknell, Steve Boyes, Scott Patton
© Beautiful Chair Music (ASCAP)

Blown from selkie breath is he
In his eyes a changing sea
Left his skin so long ago
And every time the sun don't shine
Can't get him out of my mind
And every time it rains
I tend to pour a little more.

Chorus
Such a watery girl
Calling me, calling me
To a watery grave.
“Give him back to me.”
And the pain that is caught in her cry
I don't know why
There's such watery girl calling me.

I can take the pain of it.
The sound of it is powerful
But her repetitious undertow
Is dragging me down.
And every time the moon gets high
Can't get him out of my mind.
And every time the moon goes high
I close my eyes to hear a watery girl
Calling me, calling me
To a watery grave.
“Give him back to me.”
And the pain that is caught in her cry
I don't know why
There's such watery girl calling.

Sweet interruption, corruption.
My baby. Know I never want to go there
But it's hard not to listen.
There are things I shouldn't keep
I'm in him way too deep.
Maybe I'm supposed to be a solitary man.
Can't understand why such a watery girl's
Calling me, calling me
To a watery grave.
“Give him back to me.”
And the pain that is caught in her cry
I don't know why
There's such watery girl calling me.

Chorus

Acoustic Guitar and Percussion: Steve Boyes
Electric Guitar: Scott Patton
Background vocals: Anne Richmond Boston, Kelly Hogan and Steve Boyes