[1] I sit here alone on the banks of the river
The lonesome wind [4] blows the water rolls [1] high
I hear a voice [4] calling out there in the [1] darkness
I sit here [5] alone too lonesome to [1] cry

[1] 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 [5] love or kiss me [1] goodnight

We met there one night by the banks of the river
Stood there holding hands and making our vows
That we'd never part and be happy forever
But a new love she's found she's gone from me now