Levon's Last Waltz

rinyville

My tribute to Levon Helm.

I pass the banks of the river
Trying to catch up with your life
The way you sang the weight, the shivers
Still run up and down my spine

Let us dance one last waltz
In the dimming of the day
Can you hear Anna Lee’s call
From her watery grave

Is there a place, a safe haven
Where a man might find a bed
Down the river, down the river, down the river
Down the river was all you said

One last walk, one last walk
Down the river, down the river, down the river
With the Band, Bob or with the Hawk

One last song on cripple creek
By a choir at the chapel
One last waltz is what we need
To fight your last battle

Now catch that cannonball my friend
down, down, down the line
Take that load off your back
I do believe it’s time

To find a place, a safe haven
Where a man might find a bed
Down the river, down the river, down the river
Down the river was all you said

One last walk, one last waltz
Down the river, down the river, down the river
Down the river, was all you said