Alas I Cannot Swim

C F C there’s a house across the river but alas , i cannot swim C G7 and a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin C F C there’s a house across the river but alas , i cannot swim C G7 C i’ll live my life regretting that i never jumped in F C F C F C C C F C there’s a boy across the river with short black curly hair C G7 he wants to be my lover and i want to be his peer C F C there’s a boy across the river but alas , i cannot swim C G7 C and i never will get to put my arms around him F C F C F C C C F C there’s a life across the river that was meant for me C G7 instead i live my life in constant misery C F C there’s a life across the river but i do not see C G7 C why i should please those who will never be pleased F C F C F C C Am F Am there is gold across the river but i don’t want none F C there is gold across the river but i don’t want none Dm F C gold is fleeting , gold is fickle , gold is fun Dm F C gold is fleeting , gold is fickle , gold is fun C F C there is gold across the river but i don’t want none C G7 i would rather be tried than held up by a golden gun C F C saying work more , earn more , live more , have more fun F C saying work more , earn more , live more , have more fun F C saying work more , earn more , live more , have more fun