The Child Brides Lyrics - Auteurs

When I first saw the child brides 

Two bridegroom boys at their side 

Genevieve in union with holy communion 

Marriage the younger wife 

And the child brides went down to the water 

Neptune calls out to his daughters 

Throw yourself at the tide 

I'll see you on the other side 

In a loveless marriage when I was fourteen 

All brained knees and black knees 

Then you come round here with your fancy talk and your big ideas 

What have you done with your wives? 

And the child brides went down to the water 

Neptune calls out to his daughters 

Throw yourself at the tide 

I'll see you on the other side 

Bride of Christ, bride of Jesus 

Bride of the fish when your fathoms down 

And the uncles and the brothers 

With their Sunday suits on 

Search the villages and towns 

But the child brides, etc.