"A Day To Float The Bahnar Boat"
by These United States

Credits:

The Washington Post - words
Jesse Elliott - vocals, nylon strings
Tom Hnatow - glockenspiel, piano

Words by Joshua Zumbrun of The Washington Post 

 
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“Abandon ship!” goes the cry up the middle of the Mekong River.
A welcome reprieve from the sweltering heat.
A day to float the Bahnar boat. 
“Clothing in this box!”  “Axes here!”  “Baskets over there!”
The exact utterances of the Bahnar are lost. 
When the rain calms, the Bahnar get back to work.
A-Bek has his ax out and is chopping at the poplar.
A day to float the Bahnar boat. 
When the rain calms.