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Ri _ _ _ ver gal ri _ _ ver gal
Won't you say you'll be _ my pa _l
Set _ _ _ tle down now be a _ _ _ good gal
It _ _ _ ain't ain't gonna be long
Sit you down by my bed
Downy pillow for my head
You believe now what I said
Oh- oh-o _ h- oh r _ iver gal _ _ _
I'm a gambling man you can see
Riverboat's been the death _ of me _
I had a little ace card up my sleeve
Somebody found out
Ri _ _ _ ver gal got no family
I don't know who'll bu _ ry _ me
To _ _ _ tell the coroner where _ _ _ I'll be
Oh- oh-o _ h- oh r _ iver gal _ _
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Ri _ _ _ ver gal what's _ _ _ your name
Give _ _ _ me little drink to ease _ my pain _
I _ _ _ promise I won't gamble _ _ _ a-gain
Oh- oh-o _ h- oh r _ iver gal
Ri _ _ _ ver gal, 'fore _ _ _ I go
Kiss _ _ _ me once and whis _ per low _
Tell me _ _ _ I'm the best man you e _ _ _ ver knowed
Oh- oh-o _ h- oh r _ iver gal _ _
Oh- _oh-oh- _oh-oh-o _ _ h-oh- oh__ _ _ _ -oh__- _oh___ _ _ river gal___ _ !