Lyrics to
Bend In The Water

This version of Bend In The Water was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1975.

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Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined
Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin’ line
Come on Pearl, I’m rough and ready, got my fishin’ pole
Down around the bend in the water to the fishin’ hole
It’s a fine July on a beautiful night
With a heavenly sky and moonlight on the bay

Down around the bend in the water, if you feel inclined
Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, I’m gonna make you mine

All around the world tonight
What a beautiful scene below
Too fine a time to stand in line
I’m gonna take my love to go
It’s a fine July and a beautiful way
For a boy and a girl to pass the time of day

Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined
Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin’ line

All around the world tonight
What a beautiful sight below
Too fine a time to stand in line
I’m gonna take my love to go
It’s a fine July on a beautiful light
With a heavenly sky and moonlight on the bay

Down around the bend in the water, if you feel inclined
Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, bring your fishin’ line
Come on Pearl, I’m rough and ready, got my fishin’ pole
Down around the bend in the water to the fishin’ hole

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About Lyrics and Bend In The Water by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics for Bend In The Water are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Bend In The Water have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Bend In The Water by Gordon Lightfoot if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Bend In The Water" means the words set to the music of Bend In The Water, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Bend In The Water and the lyrics to Bend In The Water are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bend In The Water, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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