I sit here alone on the banks of the river
The lonseome wind b lows and the water runs h igh
I can hear a voice ca ll from out there in the darkness
But I sit here a lone too lonesome to cr y
O h the water rolls high on the river at midnight
I sit on the shore to grievin' and to cry
The woman I love she left me this morning
With no-one to l ove or kiss me goodnight
W e met there one night on the banks of the river
sat there holdin' h ands and makin' a vow
That we never would p art and be happy together
But a new love s he's found - she's gone with him now.
O h the water rolls high on the river at midnight
I sit on the shore to grievin' and to cry
The woman I love she left me this morning
With no-one to l ove or kiss me goodnight