Weir Keepers Tale

Intro: verse 1 Standing strong he let the old cogs run Winding down the river weirs Manual work that he'd always done Dependably for many years Evening would come and he'd ramble along The banks with his tools of trade Boats sailed by as the reeds bow Gently with the wash they made Instrumental x2 verse 2 Passing by the cinema would take him home Not since a child he'd been But you'd never see him in a restaurant Only lived within his means Happy though he was with a simple life Baffled seeing others dreams Only felt complete ever working on And living by the flowing stream Instrumental x2 So the sun shines above his town Welcoming another day And the still water rises up Even on a Christmas day Instrumental x2 verse 2 Everybody saw there was nothing like The rainfall that came their way People close their doors and windows to try And keep the water well at bay Do we understand the simple things in life Heaven may be what we know Falling from the mill late that night The waters finally took him home Instrumental x2 So the sun shines above his town Welcoming another day And the still water rises up Even on a Christmas day Instrumental x2 Ending