Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Ripplin' Waters

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band


I got rippling waters to wake me 
to the morning, my woman and love 
and tall pine trees are pointing us easily to heaven above 
Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening 
Takes the chill away fine 
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same 

There's a worn red chair by the window 
That we found at a sale down the way
When some old women said that they needed more room for the
winter 
People like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down 
And so it passes the time 
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same 

Blow like a bubble on a windy day 
Start to flutter when I hear you say 
That you feel to good to go away 
And you make me feel fine 
And you've made my world a warmer place 
By the sparkling of your diamond face 
on a frayed spot, put a little lace 
And you make me feel fine 
Warm as the mountain sunshine 
On the edge of the snowline 
In a meadow of columbine 

Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for 
What you've got on your mind 
It seems like most of the time you're lying there dreaming. 
Maybe in your vision you'll see how our mission is slightly
less than divine 
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same 

And now rippling waters flow through pipes 
In the walls and they're keeping me warm 
And the closest I've been to my family for days is my music 
But to silently stare in the morning sky 
It's like hearing her calling my name 
You cut the telephone line and the story might change