Down Along the Nile

jgkojak

A remix of a track from 2007

https://jgkojak.bandcamp.com/track/down-along-the-nile

DOWN ALONG THE NILE

Whispered underneath her breath her name was Judas

She says don't need no bed to keep you warm

You just fan the flames of hell

Until they rise up from the well

Desperation takes on many forms

I told I'd never been to Memphis

To Cairo or down along the Nile

She said take a look behind

And you will find you lead the blind

Straight into the mouth of a crocodile

In the streets of London she was a fiddler

In the streets of Paris she was a saint

In the streets of Rome she set fire to every home

Until the burned her at the stake

Sold into slavery at breakfast

Freed from her bondage in the afternoon

When she tore that dress she wore

Two villages fought a war

While the local priests were left howling at the moon

I believe she said life is a carnival

Or perhaps its a gypsy fairytale

She said if I had to lie

Well I'd say you made me cry

Never been any reason to reveal

RainyDayMan

I don't really follow this one. I don't get the overall meaning. It's got some lovely lines though. I particularly like the part that goes:

"In the streets of ..."

And for me the music is a little similar in that I don't know what mood the lyric should have, and the music seems a bit non-committal.

It's quite easy on the ear, but I don't know what I should take from it.

ElvisNash

The melody is real close to I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" by the Four Tops

I have no idea what this song is about , But it was pleasant to listen to