I WENT DOWN TO THE ROYAL CANAL INTENDING TO THROW IN MY TOWEL WITH A BOTTLE AND A BUCKET OF STONES I SAT THERE AND DRANK THERE ALONE THINGS HAD GOT QUITE BAD ENOUGH IT SEEMED THERE WAS LITTLE LEFT TO BE DONE I'D LEFT MY BEST WITH THE REST AND I GAVE UP MY GHOST TO THE DEAD SO I CLUNG TO BUCKET BUT YET THAT BOTTLE WAS A BUOYANT FRIEND AND A RIVER ONLY KNOWS DOWN SO THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I GO NOW BUT THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE OUT AT SEA AND THAT THOUGHT IS A WORRY TO ME AND I SLEPT BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW I DREAMT OF THE SONG OF THE ROYAL CANAL AND WE COULDN'T BE FURTHER APART AND I MISS YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND I MISS YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND I MISS YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART