Look+out,+Mama,+there's+a+white+boat++comin'++up++the+ river++++++++ With+a+ big+red+beacon,+and+a+flag,+and+a+man+on+the+rail I+think+you'd+better++++++ +++++call+John,+'Cause+it+don't+look+like+they're+here+to+deliver++++++the+mail And+it's+less++++ +++++++++than+a+mile++++away I+hope+they+didn't+come+to+stay It's+got+ +++++++numbers+on+the+side+and+a+gun+and+it's+makin'+big+waves. Daddy's+gone,+my+brother's+out+hunting+in+the+mountains Big+ +++++++++John's+been+drinking+since+the+river+took+Emmy+Lou So+the+ Powers+That+Be+left+me+here+to+do+the+thinkin' And+I +just+turned+twenty+two I+was+wonderin'+++what+to+do And+the +closer+they+got,+The+more+those+feelings+grew. Daddy's+rifle+++in+my+hand++felt+reassurin' ++++++He+told+me,+ Red+means+run,+son,+numbers+add+up+to+nothin' When+the+ first++shot++hit++the+docks+++I+saw+it++comin' Raised+my++++ Rifle++to++my++eye Never+stopped+to+wonder+why. Then+ I++saw++black,+And+my+face+splashed+in+the+sky. Shelter+me+from+the+powder+and+the+finger Cover+me with++the++thought++that++pulled+the+trigger Just+ think++of+me++as+one++you'd++never++figured Would+fade+away+so+young +++++With+so+much+left+undone Remember+me+to+my+love,+I+know+I'll+miss+her.