Down by the riverside. Down by the riverside, Oh I love a 
girl. I love her so, I really, really want her to know. 
She could be from Africa She could be from America She 
could be from Jamaica 

All I know I love a girl. Oh I love a girl. I love her 
so, I really, really want her to know. 

/: Don't break this heart that love you Don't break this 
heart that love you And neither tear it apart I love you, 
oh yes, it's true, dear I will hold you tight tonight 

Have something real nice to say, Have something real nice 
to say, We will hold hands in hands We will sing, I 
think, happy songs. We will be, I think, side by side 
Down by the riverside The beautiful riverside