歌词
[Verse 1]
She was born in the river land
Born of her mother, into her mother's hands
She was free as the river was wild
She was so innocent, such a beautiful child
[Verse 2]
Then they took her away from paradise
Where everything was beautiful and very nice
They took her away, her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one
[Verse 3]
In and out of institutions
What could they do with this child? Where was the neat solution?
Well, there was nothing they could do, so they gave her to the streets
And she joined all the rest of the hungry and the tired feet
[Verse 4]
When they took her away from paradise
Where everything was beautiful and very nice
They took her away, her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one
Yeah
[Verse 5]
And the pondies, they don't swim here anymore
[Verse 6]
She met a boy who kind of knew
Some of the things that she was goin' through
But he was confused, so he ran away
She found him again, and here she is today
[Verse 7]
Since they took her away from paradise
Where everything was beautiful and very nice
They took her away, her mother's tongue
Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one
[Verse 8]
Took her away from paradise
Away from paradise
From paradise
Written by: Archie Roach
