On the way to your brother's house in the valley, dear,   By the river bridge a cradle floating beside me.   In the whitest water on the banks against the stone   You will lift his body from the shore and bring him home      Oliver James washed in the rain no longer   Oliver James washed in the rain no longer      On the kitchen table that your grandfather did make   You and your delicate way will slowly clean his fate   And you will remember when you rehearsed the actions of   A innocent and anxious mother full of anxious love      Oliver James washed in the rain no longer   Oliver James washed in the rain no longer      Walk with me down the beach and through the valley floor   Love for the one you know more   Love for the one you know more      Back we go to your brother's house emptier my dear   The sound of ancient voices ringing soft upon your ear      Oliver James washed in the rain no longer   Oliver James washed in the rain no longer