Lyrics
River flow on through Syracuse
Running day and night
To resist its flow there would be no use
For that was not his plight
Try as he might
He heard her cries as he rushed along
Oh, what a dreadful sound!
It drove him underground
Head over heels in the tumbling dark
As he tripped in the torrent of his cares
He lost sight of all he knew
Swallowed up
Sprung a trapdoor unawares
He gasped for air
A life so unfair
Full of cares
Crumbling cares
Time out of mind in the tumbling dark
He gained a foothold in his cares
And though the underground water rushes on
He surfaced and reached the air
A feeling so fair
He touched the air
And for every heedless soul
Who passes by his way
His timeless toil in the underground
Alchemised troubles to adorn their way