Yonder come a glad man singing a song About a soldier want a boot and a fallen angel Naked as a fish at night About a sad man climbed up a willow bough And the cops are on the fence around the dog in the manger And the mouth of the river is wide Wide Wide Yonder come a glad man singing a song About the bushes by the gas pump gone to flower And a constant star collides About a sad man saying: "they've forgotten how" And a baby quit sucking when the milk went sour And the mouth of the river is wide Wide Wide Wide Wide About a sad man lost in the hammock sway When the bridal gown came mama spit out the window And the cops said: "the dog won't bite" And the sad man's saying: "they've forgotten when" And the blood running black in the valley shadow And the river running all the while Yonder come a glad man singing a song About a lover rolled over, said: "you must be tired" And the truth coming towards the light About a sad man knocking on a chapel door And a burned out boat called "Tried by Fire" And the mouth of the river is wide Wide Wide Wide Wide