The River space Brought up to the beat

Brought up to the beat of drums

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As he mopes out of the yard

The River space Brought up to the beatThe River tells the story of a lonely little boy, neglected by his parents and left in the hands of a hired babysitter. Based on a short story by Flannery OConnor. The babysitter, a deeply religious Southern fundamentalist, takes the child to a healing service on a riverbank. When the boy is handed over to the preacher to be baptized in the churning waters, he is taken by surprise. As the preacher lifts him from the water, he tells the boy that from