The second part, which is not written, contains the most evocative and striking lyrics for me.. certainly on this album, possibly in Buck's entire recorded output:
The houseboat must've traveled during the night
Seemingly strange outside, the climate and scenery changed
Dawn was accelerated by the sound of fighting
A woman screaming and choking, it was frightening
I ran on deck filled with dread as well as anger
To see a woman grasping for the chain of the anchor
The situation was depressing and stressful
She tried to drown herself in the river but was unsuccessful
I was scrambling to figure out what to do first
The more she wanted to live again, her screaming grew worse
I pulled up the chain with the help of a drunken tramp
She was soaking, hiccuping, spitting and choking
The tramp shouted orders to those standing around
Telling them what they should do for the drowned
The woman was broken from what she had been through
I offered her clothing for her to change into
The second part, which is not written, contains the most evocative and striking lyrics for me.. certainly on this album, possibly in Buck's entire recorded output:
The houseboat must've traveled during the night Seemingly strange outside, the climate and scenery changed Dawn was accelerated by the sound of fighting A woman screaming and choking, it was frightening I ran on deck filled with dread as well as anger To see a woman grasping for the chain of the anchor The situation was depressing and stressful She tried to drown herself in the river but was unsuccessful I was scrambling to figure out what to do first The more she wanted to live again, her screaming grew worse I pulled up the chain with the help of a drunken tramp She was soaking, hiccuping, spitting and choking The tramp shouted orders to those standing around Telling them what they should do for the drowned The woman was broken from what she had been through I offered her clothing for her to change into