By the river
 Rio Bravo
 I walk all alone
 And I wonder as I wander by the river
 Where my love has flown

 All the birds in the cottonwood  above her
 Know I love her
 Know I care
 But my dreams, like the songs, she sang in Spanish
 Seem to vanish
 In the air

 I wonder where

 So I wonder as I wander
 Will love come along
 Must I live ever after
 By the memory of her song

 While the river Rio Bravo flows along
 (Choir: Rio Bravo, Rio Bravo)
 While the river Rio Bravo flows along
 (Choir: Rio Bravo