Chords for Dr. Ralph Stanley & Dr. Tom T. Hall - The Water Lily

[Bm] And then that's another [B] thing, _ _ because you know, it's either [Bb] Mr.
T or Mr.
D.
_ _ _ [D] In fact, Mr.
D [B] and Mr.
T were sitting backstage, _ _ _ and we had to flip a coin to see which one of us was going to come out, and I lost. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
We were telling stories back there.
_ [E] Several years ago, [Bb] I had the great honor of, _ _ Ralph gave me a call and said, [Gb] I'm doing an album [Bb] downtown here in Nashville, _ [B] bring me a song and we'll record it.
So [F] _ I went [D] down there and we recorded this song.
Some of you may have heard it.
If you haven't, you're [Eb] about to.
_ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ And [Dbm] kick it off, little girl. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ A lonely young wife [Am] and her [E] dreamy son
_ _ Well he's a cruel, _ poor, [B] _ and a _
[E] _ beautiful child
_ [A] When his brother's far [E] away
_ Stepped out on the leaves [B] of the lily [E] and _ _ sang
_ Come, mama, come [A] and follow [E] me
Stepped out on the leaves [B] of the water [E] lily _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ And _ the lonely young _ [A] wife, her heart beating [E] wide
Said, wait till I come, till I meet you, my [B] child
_ _ But [E] the beautiful _ child, [A] his brother's [E] far away
Stepped out on the leaves of [B] the lily [E] and sang _ _ _
_ Come, mama, come and follow _ me
Stepped out on the leaves of [B] the water [E]
lily _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ And the wife and her _ dreamy, [A] stepped out on [E] the tree
But the lily reached in, and he waked from his [B] dreams _ _
And [E] the lady is [A] sad for the tears [E] that _ he knows
But your dead baby [B] still [E] looks the _ same
_ _ _ Come, mama, _ come [A] and _ [E] follow me
Stepped out on the leaves of the water _ _ _ lily _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ you.
Thank [Bb] you.
Real good job.
John Greenhalgh.
_ I enjoy recording that with him on one of the [B] most popular CDs [Bb] _ I've recorded in [Bm] my whole career.
[Bb] What's the name of that CD?
_ [Bm] _ Saturday Night and Sunday Night.
[Bb] Everybody [Bm] sing it with me.
Sing [A] it. _