()The women across the river Carry ()day And they ()talk to one another ()say You might ()get an education after years of dedication You might finally get a glimpse of what is right And what is ()wrong The women across the river ()along ()Women across the river Work with ()made They ()plough the fields in perfect rows And ()shade Now we ()have learned to build out of concrete out of steel And our buildings last a thousand years But then even they are bound to ()fall But the women across the river, ()wall ()The women across the river Are as ()ground I ()rain When it makes the perfect ()sound Now a ()soldier with a gun and a battle to be won Might kill you with a bullet and you'd never even know the reason ()why But the women across the river, ()eyes The women across the river, ()eyes