Paint me a river with beautiful colours One that tells of a certain kind of love Don't forget to add the brown sand That tells of the richness of the land Paint me a river with a beautiful sky With the kind of nature that makes one cry And forget not the webbed feet creatures They add a certain warmth to the features Paint me a river with an open view And through it I want to see you And feel everything you felt painting it You don't have to include the newt Paint me a river and I'll sing you a song One that portrays your imagination as being strong