The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by AcidMilk 

Cover art for The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) lyrics by Decemberists, The

I'm sorry. William is not the Rake. The Queen's Rebuke backs this up. By saying the Rake has removed the temptation from her innocent child and by helping the Rake cross the river. If the Rake is William, why the hell does William need help crossing to save Margaret?

And there's defiantly a boat. And I'm still pretty sure it's "around the hull". I don't care what the book/website says. Booklets are wrong all the time.