I sit here alone on the banks of the river

The lonesome wind blows the water rolls high

I hear a voice calling out there in the darkness

I sit here alone too lonesome to cry



   Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight

   I sit on the shore to grieve and 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 by the banks of the river

Sat there holding hands and making our vows

Swore we'd never part and be happy together

But a new love she's found she's gone from me now