Dont Go By The River Lyrics - Voltaire

Don't go by the river if you love your wife 

because you'll make that girl a widow and you'll cause here pain and strife 

hell, if you go by the riverside, you'll lose your l-l-l-l-l-l-life 

the people by the river, they knew who's the boss 

they'll get at fancy city folk no matter what the cost 

and if you go by the riverside, you'll end up l-l-l-l-lost 

There's a bat they call Lestat that will sink his teeth in you 

you might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon 

and if the moon is full ya might meet the loup-garou 

dont go by the riverside....you'll be sorry if ya do! 

A young man met a lady, and she made this fellow swoon 

so they went on down to New Orleans to elope under the moon 

He took her by the riverside to give her the heirl-l-l-loom 

well the next day he got outta bed and she wasn't by his side 

he searched the quarter high and low and the bayou far and wide 

The locals say she ran away but guess what? they l-l-l-l-l-lied! 

There's a bat they call Lestat that will sink his teeth in you 

you might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon 

and if the moon is full ya might meet the loup-garou 

dont go by the riverside....you'll be sorry if ya do! 

Who shivers when they hear 'bout voodoo? 

dont lie to me boy, i know you do 

Ya better tremble when you hear me call 

'cause you'll make a lovely shrunken head and be my favorite voodoo doll! 

MUAHAHAHAH! 

Sting went by the river, now he slings on bourbon street 

and theres that song by concrete blonde about where it's warm and green 

and if you go by the riverside you'll never l-l-l-l-leave! 

There's a bat they call Lestat that will sink his teeth in you 

you might meet a creature from the swampy black lagoon 

and if the moon is full ya might meet the loup-garou 

dont go by the riverside! (dont go by the riverside!) 

i'm singin dont go by the riverside (He's singin' dont go by the riverside!) 

Don't go by the riverside! (Why not?) 

'cause you might meet me if ya do!