row, row
row your boat
gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily row, row
row your boat merrily merrily merrily 
gently down the stream
merrily merrily row merrily row gently row down the stream merrily down

merrily merrily merrily merrily merrily merrilymerrily merrly merrily y

merril merr i i i lymerr meriilly mermerrily merrilymerri ly l y

life is:

chained to the hull

blood and shit in the water

miles of trees and roots closing in

unscalable bluffs

the majesty of the waterfall's falling

mist

ancient yet transitory

emptying out

rejoining the sea

but a dream