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We were standingStanding by peaceful watersStanding by peaceful watersWhoa wah oh wha ohMany years ago along the IllinoisWisconsin borderThere was this Indian tribeThey found two babies in the woodsWhite babiesOne of them was named ElizabethShe was the fairer of the twoWhile the smaller and more fragile one wasNamed MarieHaving never seen white girls beforeAnd living on the two lakes known asThe Twin LakesThey named the larger and moreBeautiful lake Lake ElizabethAnd thus the smaller lake that was hiddenFrom the HighwayBecame known forever as Lake MarieWe were standingStanding by peaceful watersStanding by peaceful watersWhoa wah oh wha ohMany years later I found myself talkingTo this girlWho was standing there with her backTurned to Lake MarieThe wind was blowing especially throughHer hairThere was four Italian sausages cookingOn the outdoor grillAnd they were sizzlin'Many years later we found ourselves in CanadaTrying to save our marriageAnd perhaps catch a few fishWhatever came firstThat night she fell asleep in my armsHumming the tune to Louie LouieAah baby, we gotta go nowWe were standingStanding by peaceful watersStanding by peaceful watersWhoa wah oh wha ohThe dogs were barking as the cars wereParkingThe loan sharks were sharkingThe narcs were narcingPractically everyone was thereIn the parking lot by the forest preserveThe police had found two bodiesNay, naked bodiesTheir faces had been horribly disfiguredBy some sharp objectSaw it on the newsThe TV newsIn a black a