This is my reinterpretation of the romantic story attached to the writing of the song ‘Mary’s Dream’. The full story too long for here so please read the extra material here:
www.kirkcudbright.co/historyarticle.asp?ID=122&p=7&g=4
The last verse is based on ‘New Eden’ in Dickens ‘American Notes’.
There is a natural vantage point in Dumfries known as John Lowe’s seat at the point where ‘Two rivers meet’.
lyrics
WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET
I WAS BORN WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET
I LEARNT TO PLOUGH AND I LEARNT TO REAP
THEN I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY
AND I LEARNT ALL THE WORDS THE RICH MEN NEED
OH MARY, OH MARY,
WILL YOU WAIT FOR ME
WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET
WE LEFT THE PORT AT DEAD OF NIGHT
THE FULL MOON ON THE SAILS DID SHINE
WE PASSED THROUGH LANDS OF ICE AND SNOW
TWO DIED BELOW, THEIR BODIES FROZE
THEN I FOUND A PLACE IN AMERIKY AND CUT BACK THE TREES
AND A SNAKE IT BIT INTO ME
THEN I DREAMT I WAS DELIRIOUS
I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TIME OR YEAR IT WAS
AND I THOUGHT I SAW YOU IN YOUR WHITE GOWN
TRIPPING ACROSS THAT EMPTY GROUND
BUT IT WAS JUST THE WATER OF THE FLOOD
AS IT ROSE AROUND MY HOUSE
AND I WAS DEAD…
OH MARY WILL YOU WEEP FOR ME.
WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET.
