Well, the river runs deep And the water is cold as ice The river runs deep And the water is cold as ice I go down there every chance I get It's where my baby she met her death And the river runs deep And the water's cold as ice Ain't no woman Gonna make a fool out of me Ain't no woman Gonna make a fool out of me Running 'round, that's what they said [From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/j/jJ-cale-lyrics/river-runs-deep-lyrics.html ] She's at the bottom of the river dead And the river runs deep And the water's cold as ice No cheating woman Gonna get a good man down No cheating woman Gonna get a good man down Running 'round like a silly fool You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool And the river runs deep And the water's cold as ice