We used to go walking Out in the moonlight Down by the river In love’s own sweet town Lanterns still hang On the shoreline But that old love of mine She’s nowhere around
I ain’t asking no one For promises of heaven I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around
The sound of the whistle Will echo forever It ripples like water Around my poor head She sings like the sirens The river man’s daughter She’s gone from her lover In his rocky bed
I said, I ain’t asking no one For promises of heaven I’m gonna sit by the river ‘Til my lover comes around I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around
Love falls as leaves do Making a blanket Under the branches Where new love will grow The witch of the river Can cast a spell on you Don’t make her the only love That you’ll ever know
Oh, Lord I ain’t asking no one For promises of heaven I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around
The river witch I’m gonna sit right down And I’m gonna wait by the river ‘Til my lover comes around