I buried him down by the river 
'cause that's where he liked to be 
And every night when the moon is high 
I go there and weep openly 

He and I were married 
By this river 'neath this willow tree 
And with God and friends witnessing it 
He pledged his life to me 

To me he was earth 
And I rooted in his soil 
I to he was sky vast and free 
Of the burdens from which he toiled 

Then one night a terrible fight 
Words spoken better left unsaid 
With his wedding vows ringing in my ears 
He gave his life to me 

They say to love is to bury 
Those demons from which we all hide 
But tonight by this river 'neath this willow tree 
 [bad word] one of earth and sky