# Until the rivers dry up and the mountains fall down songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026 "2020-03-06T20:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/21 "2020-03-07T07:39:11Z")
Some songs have a _Longer than Always_ theme without mentioning rivers or mountains. [I’ll love you till the bluebells forget to bloom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6bs77UIQpk) [I’ll love you till the clover has lost it’s perfume](https://youtu.be/l3KuOD8pbK8?t=33) [I’ll love you till the poets run out of rhymes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24k463kklBY) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/22 "2020-03-07T10:42:35Z")
[Barbara Lewis – Baby, Im Yours](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKZ7o7EXHFM) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/23 "2020-03-07T11:27:52Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > I think most of these songs take their inspiration from the old Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns Came here to make mention of that one. There’s a Burns Supper I almost always go to in Seattle every January where a choir sings Burns’ poems between courses, and their rendition of this one is my favorite of the lot. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/24 "2020-03-07T17:04:36Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Came here to make mention of that one. There’s a Burns Supper I almost always go to in Seattle every January where a choir sings Burns’ poems between courses, and their rendition of this one is my favorite of the lot. It’s probably nothing like [**this**](https://youtu.be/TyWVaZsUQjc?t=10), right? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/25 "2020-03-07T17:37:44Z")
> [@Sir\_Prize](#): > > [Barbara Lewis – Baby, Im Yours](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKZ7o7EXHFM) Can’t believe it took 22 posts to get here. I’ve got this very same link lined up to go. This was remade within the last 15 years or so, no? ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/26 "2020-03-07T21:01:33Z")
“I love thee, I love but thee, With a love that cannot die, Till the sun grows cold And the stars are old And the leaves in the Judgement-Book unfold!” Bayard Taylor wrote the words back in the nineteenth century (“Bedouin Love Song”) and it was set to music by many minor Victorian-era composers. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/27 "2020-03-08T11:19:50Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > Check various lyrics sites (all mostly imperfect) and you’ll see both “seas” and “seeds”. But for reference, I’ll listening to [the LP version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_u1eu6Lpds) right now. > > A dull surprise doesn’t leave dried seas behind. YMMV. “Dawn” surprise is what I hear, and what gets hits from the major lyric sites, and what ties into the song’s lyrical theme. (I also hear “seas”.) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/28 "2020-03-08T12:28:17Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > It’s probably nothing like [**this**](https://youtu.be/TyWVaZsUQjc?t=10), right? [More like this](https://vimeo.com/117698366). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/29 "2020-03-08T12:53:07Z")
^ VERY, very nice! Perfect start to my day. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![doverpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@doverpro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doverpro)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/30 "2020-03-08T18:43:58Z")
The Townshend-Lane version of “Till the Rivers All Run Dry” is a cover of Don Williams’ original. It’s pretty good, too. [https://youtu.be/JdZuodp3ZZM](https://youtu.be/JdZuodp3ZZM) ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/31 "2020-03-08T23:32:42Z")
“Daisy a Day” by Jud Strunk: _I’ll give you a daisy a day, dear; I’ll give you a daisy a day. I’ll love you until the rivers run still And the four winds we know blow away._ ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/32 "2020-03-09T00:28:17Z")
Hate to say this, but would Feckless Eric’s “Whole Wide World” apply? (yeah - nose held) The Who’s “I Can See For Miles”? Fleetwood Mac - “Landslide” Eurythmics - “Here Comes the Rain Again” Prince - “Mountains”: \*But I say it’s only mountains and the sea Love will conquer if u just believe (oh yeah) It’s only mountains and the sea There’s nothing greater, u and me Once upon a time in a haystack of despair, happiness sometimes hard 2 find. (yeah) Africa divided, hijack in the air…\* ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/33 "2020-03-09T02:48:29Z")
Lyrics Baby I’m yours (baby I’m yours) And I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky Yours until the rivers all run dry In other words, until I die Baby I’m yours (baby I’m yours) And I’ll be yours until the sun no longer shines Yours until the poets run out of rhyme In other words, until the end of time I’m gonna stay right here by your side Do my best to keep you satisfied Nothing in the world can drive me away 'Cause every day you’ll hear me say Baby I’m yours And I’ll be yours until two and two is three Yours until the mountain crumbles to the sea In other words, until eternity Baby I’m yours Till the stars fall from the sky Baby I’m yours Till the rivers all run dry Baby I’m yours Till the poets run out of rhyme [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3tcD1JIM1A8/maxresdefault.jpg "Baby I'm Yours ♥💐♥ Barbara Lewis") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tcD1JIM1A8) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/34 "2020-03-09T03:02:37Z")
_“Til the rivers all run dry Til the sun falls from the sky Til life on earth is through I’ll be needing you”_ Don Williams. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/35 "2020-03-09T03:39:27Z")
[J. Blackfoot. Just One Lifetime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vf7dvt4QuU) _Just one lifetime of loving you honey won’t be long enough. I’ll love you till all the rivers run dry, my love, and turn to dust._ A powerful soul tune that really hits you. But I can’t help but laugh at the line: \*When father time take away your figga. \* ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/36 "2020-03-09T10:29:23Z")
_As long as the sun shall glow As long as the stream shall flow As long as the wind shall blow As long as the grass shall grow This land, this land shall be Indanee_ —“[Indian Prayer](https://youtu.be/pDLgFFEhDik)” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/37 "2020-03-09T16:02:23Z")
[quote=“DrDeth, post:33, topic:849026”] Lyrics Baby I’m yours (baby I’m yours) And I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky Yours until the rivers all run dry In other words, until I die Baby I’m yours (baby I’m yours) … [/QUOTE] See posts 22 and 25 and you are not supposed to quote the whole song. As you probably already know. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/38 "2020-03-10T17:11:04Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > “Dawn” surprise is what I hear, and what gets hits from the major lyric sites, and what ties into the song’s lyrical theme. (I also hear “seas”.) I always heard it as “my dose of pride”. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/39 "2020-03-10T18:12:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > See posts 22 and 25 and you are not supposed to quote the whole song. As you probably already know. Tried to edit but it kept timing out. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026/40 "2020-03-10T23:05:18Z")
If a State counts… “And if California slides into the ocean, Like the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this motel will be standing, Until I pay my bill.” - Warren Zevon, “Desperados Under the Eaves” It’s not about love, But hey, it’s Warren Zevon. Be grateful there isn’t a gun or a corpse in the song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/until-the-rivers-dry-up-and-the-mountains-fall-down-songs/849026.md?page=3)