Alas I Cannot Swim lyrics

There's a house across the river

But alas I cannot swim

And a garden of such beauty

That the flowers seem to grin

There's a house across the river

But alas I cannot swim

I'll live my life regretting

That I never jumped in

There's a boy across the river

With short black curly hair

He wants to be my lover

And I want to be his peer

There's a boy across the river

But alas I cannot swim

Now I never will get to put

My arms around him

There's a life across the river

That was meant for me

Instead I live my life in constant misery

There's a life across the river

But I do not see

Why I should please those

Who will never be pleased

There is gold across the river

But I don't want none

There is gold across the river

But I don't want none

Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle

Gold is fun

Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle

Gold is fun

There is gold across the river

But I don't want none

I would rather be tried

Than held up by a golden gun

Saying work more, earn more

Live more, have more fun,

Saying work more, earn more

Live more, have more fun,

Saying work more, earn more

Live more, have more fun

• Artist:Laura Marling
• Album:Alas, I Cannot Swim (2008)