The Decemberists - Till The Water Is All Long Gone lyrics

They came down from the mountain They'd strayed too long from the fountain And all the while, all the while they longed for us But I won't betray No I won't betray No I won't betray our water No I won't betray No I won't betray No I won't betray our water Till the water's all long gone And you, my sweet flower And how you grew more sweet by the hour And loath was I, loath was I to lose you My tender rose, my limber rose My slender loping daughter My tender rose, my slender rose My limber loping daughter But my daughter's long long gone They came down from the mountain They'd strayed too long from the fountain Oh my girl, oh my love I've lost you But I won't betray No I won't betray No I won't betray our water No I won't betray No I won't betray No I won't betray our water Till the water's all long gone