(Nanci Griffith)
I am on a Riverboat on the Saigon River
Where the music's too loud
While I try to have my dinner
Stories I've been told of 1954
When the bodies washed ashore from that distant war
My friend Michael came in '68
The bodies still floating
With the dinner boats sailing
Beside all those souls of the American war
(chorus) Oh, deliver me to the river of souls
In the heart of Indochine
Deliver me to a River at Peace
In this twenty-first century
All those souls that floated free
In these dark war's waters
All the souls now swim together
The French the Viet Minh
Those American boys
The souls of the Saigon River
At peace in Indochine
I am in a caffe' in Ho Chi Minh City
My friend Bobby Muller is sitting with me
This traffic is maddening
In his wheelchair he's napping
I wonder at times, does he walk in his dreams?
Later I walked all the way from Tu Do Street
To the banks of the river
With the dinner boats sailing
Beside all of the souls, of a River in Peace
(chorus)
Hoa binh…Hoa Binh, ("peace" in Vietnamese)
Peace in the Heart of Indochine
Nanci Caroline Griffith (1953-2021) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, considered one of the most influential figures in American folk music of the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Texas, Griffith began her musical career in the 1970s playing in Austin clubs. Her style, characterized by poetic lyrics and evocative melodies, blended elements of folk, country, and blues, influencing generations of singer-songwriters. Among her most important albums are "Once in a Lifetime" (1987), which earned her the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and "Storysongs" (1993). Griffith was also an important figure in the folk revival movement of the 1990s, collaborating with artists such as Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett. Some of her most representative songs include "There's a Light Beyond These Woods", "Love at the Five and Dime" and "Gulf Coast Blues".
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