Rusalka and the Shepherd Girl — The Forgetmenauts
While we work on recording a few songs for an EP, here's a live take of our new song "Rusalka and the Shepherd Girl"
The Forgetmenauts:
Walker Staples: Guitar, vocals
Kit Gripp: Mandolin, vocals
Emma Williams: Bass
Danielle Schneider: Drums
Abe Finkelstein: Cello
Tyler Gary: Trombone
Bandcamp: https://theforgetmenauts.bandcamp.com
Facebook: / the.forgetmenauts
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Lyrics by Walker Staples
I was in the rushes by the banks of the river sweet
The current that tugged at my skirts
Nearly strong enough to pull me right off of my feet
And I should have listened to Grandmother
I should have stayed with the sheep
But the face of the girl in the water's
The same as the face of the girl who's been haunting my dreams
She comes to me every night
Her body a song, a poem in the candlelight
She temps me away from the Lord
Salvation anew past the banks of the river shore
She whispers my name in an un-Christian way
Tells me for once I don't have to behave
I don't care if she's the Devil, I don't want to be saved
I lay down in the current and let the river carry me away
Lay down Christian lass
Chaste no more and free at last
Think no more of sin and toil
Of sheep and wolves, your mortal coil
In baptism bow your head
The river rushes make our bed
Leave behind your narrow home
The men shall leave you well alone
Marriage is a damned curse
A life of servitude and worse
So spurn the blood and flesh of Christ
And lay with me beneath the ice
Your dowry of rotten gold
Forsake for me your narrow world
The current catch you dance and twirl
Rusalka and the shepherd girl
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