One Evening

Lyrics

As I walked out one evening I walked down Bristol Street The crowds upon the pavement, they were fields of harvest wheat And down by the brimming river I heard a lover sing Beneath the railway arches 'Baby, love has no ending' He said I'll love you, dear, I'll love you 'Til China and Africa meet And the river jumps over the mountain And salmon will sing in the street The years shall run like rabbits, girl 'Cos in my arms I hold The flower of the ages and the first love of the world Oh, but all the clocks in the city They began to whirr and chime 'Oh let not Time deceive you, son, you cannot conquer time' I'll love you, dear, I'll love you 'Til China and Africa meet And the river jumps over the mountain And salmon will sing in the street I'll love you 'til the ocean is folded and hung up to dry... Plunge your hands in water, plunge them in up to the wrist Stare into the basement, mate, and wonder what you've missed Oh now look, look in the mirror, baby, look to your distress Life remains a blessing although you cannot bless I'll love you, dear, I'll love you 'Til China and Africa meet And the river jumps over the mountain And salmon will sing in the street In headache and in worry, vaguely our lives leak away...