The Road By the River

The Road By The River - Various Artists

Written by：Frank O'Donovan

I have walked along broadway I've been down the strand

And I've seen the big highways in every land

But in all the big cities the likes I've never seen

Of the road by the river that flows through Raheen

I had only one brother a gay lad and droll

He was killed in an ambush oh God rest his soul

On the spot where he fell a white 'cross can be seen

On the road by the river that flows through Raheen

Rows and rows of new houses are built on the green

And a cinema stands where my cottage had been

The river is there but no trace can be seen

Of the road by the river that flows through Raheen

Everything changes and we change as well

And I'm sure that you too if the truth you would tell

Wander back to some well beloved spot in your dreams

Like the road by the river that flows thru Raheen

Like the road by the river that flows thru Raheen