Two Coins for the Crossing

Got two coins in the bottom of my coat Got the river up where I know the boat Got a name the ferryman don't ask Got a face that don't need a mask

And the water moves the way it moves And the dock don't have nothing to prove And the man with the pole don't speak And he don't give back what he keeps

Two coins for the crossing, two coins for the crossing Paid in full, paid in iron Took the fare and took the silence Going where the water's higher

Some folks get a steady ride Some folks pray to make the tide I got a coat with two cold coins And the river knows the man it joins

And the water moves the way it moves And the dock don't have nothing to prove And the man with the pole don't speak And he don't give back what he keeps

Two coins for the crossing, two coins for the crossing Paid in full, paid in iron Took the fare and took the silence Going where the water's higher

Tell my mother I went steady Tell my brother I went clean Tell the woman that I knew her Tell the boy what it means

Two coins for the crossing, two coins for the crossing Paid in full, paid in iron Took the fare and took the silence Going where the water's higher Going where the water's higher

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