I sit here alone on the banks of the river The lonseome wind blows and the water runs high I can hear a voice call out there in the darkness But I sit here alone too lonesome to cry
Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight I sit on the shore too grievin' to cry The woman I love she left me this morning With no-one to love or kiss me goodnight
We met there one night on the banks of the river Sat there holdin' hands and makin' a vow That we never would part and be happy together But the new love she's found - she's gone with him now.
Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight I sit on the shore too grievin' to cry The woman I love she left me this morning With no-one to love or kiss me goodnight.