"The Water Lily" by Ralph Stanley from "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" Transcribed by Jason Hannan Capo 2 Intro: D A [D]lonely young wife in her [G]dreaming dis[D]cerns A lily decked pool with a border of [A]ferns And a [D]beautiful child with [G]butterfly [D]wings Drifts down to the edge of the [A]water and [D]sings [D]Come mama, come, [G]quick follow [D]me Step out on the leaves of the [A]water li[D]ly And the [D]lonely young wife, her [G]heart beating [D]wild Cries wait till I come, till I reach you my [A]child But the [D]beautiful child with [G]butterfly [D]wings Steps out on the leaves of the [A]lily and [D]sings [D]Come mama, come, [G]quick follow [D]me Step out on the leaves of the [A]water li[D]ly Instrumental (chords same as verse) And the [D]wife in her dreaming steps [G]out on the [D]stream But the lily leaves sink and she wakes from her [A]dream Oh the [D]waking is sad, for the [G]tears that it [D]brings And she knows its her dead baby’s [A]spirit that [D]sings [D]Come mama, come, [G]quick follow [D]me Step out on the leaves of the [A]water li[D]ly [D]Come mama, come, [G]quick follow [D]me Step out on the leaves of the [A]water li[D]ly End This is officially the saddest song in the world. Jason