Testo The Bottomless Lake - John Prine
Testo della canzone The Bottomless Lake (John Prine), tratta dall'album New York 1978
Here's a story of a man and his family
And a big trip that they took
Well I heard all about it in a restaurant
And I read it in a history book
They rented a car at the Erie Canal
But the car didn't have no brakes
Said a ma to pa, "My God this car
Is gonna fall into the bottomless lake"
Well mama turned to daddy with a pale face
Said, "I've done something horribly wrong
Well water's still a-runnin' in the bathtub
And I think I left the kitchen light on"
Then I heard a crash and the car went splash
The compass rolled around and around
Oh for heaven's sake we fell in a lake
And I think we're all gonna drown
We are falling down
Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I'm so scared I can hardly breathe
I may never see my sweetheart again
There was plenty of food in the back seat
And the windows was rolled up tight
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
Told stories way through the night
Well pa told one that he told before
And the baby got a bellyache
Said a ma to pa, "My God this car
Is falling down the bottomless lake"
We are falling down
Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I'm so scared I can hardly breathe
I may never see my sweetheart again
Well papa played the music on the radio
Mama rocked the baby to sleep
He said he would have taken the other road
But he didn't think the lake was that deep
Well if the ferryman there at the end of the pier
We'd be halfway to Uncle Jake's
'Stead of looking at fish out the window I wish
We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake
'Stead of looking at fish out the window I wish
We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake
We are falling down
Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I'm so scared I can hardly breathe
I may never see my sweetheart again
So if you're ever going on a big trip
You better be careful out there
Start everything on your good foot
Wear clean underwear
Take along a Bible in the back seat
Read of David and of Solomon
For if you make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see sweetheart again
If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see sweetheart again
If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see sweetheart again
That's right
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Writer(s): John E Prine
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