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 good night

We met there one night by the banks of the river

Stood there holding hands and making our vows

Swear we'd never part and be happy forever

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

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