The River Is Flowing

Trad. Native Indians (USA)

As performed by an unknown female singer on youtube (posted by zjlzz) /
earliest date: Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp 1981 (http://www.antiwarsongs.org/)
adaption, arrangement and typesetting by Klaus Stezenbach ©2006 www.kstez.de

Intro

& 44 ∑ ∑ Ó Œ
Am G Am G Am G

œ
The

Verse/Solo

œ
Am G Am

& .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
riv - er is flow - ing, flow - ing and grow - - ing, the

Am G Am

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
œ.
riv - er is flow - ing back to the sea.

œ œ œ
Am G Am

& œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Mo - ther car - ry me, the child I will al - ways be,

œ œ œ
Am G Am

& œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙
mo - ther car - ry me back to the sea.

Interlude

42 .. 44
repeat ad lib.
∑ Œ
G Am G

& œ
The

Outro

& 44 .. ..
Am G Am G Am
∑ ∑ ∑
repeat ad lib.

Alternate lyrics:

The river is flowing, flowing and growing,

the river is flowing down to the sea.
Mother earth carry me, your child I will always be,
mother earth carry me down to the sea.

The river is flowing, flowing and growing,

the river is flowing down to the sea.
Mother moon watch over me, your child I will always be,
mother moon watch over me until I am free.