Fare you well my honey Fare you well my only true one All the birds that were singing Are flown except you alone
Going to leave this brokedown palace On my hands and my knees I will roll, roll, roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll
In a bed, in a bed By the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul
River going take me, sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home
It's a far-gone lullaby sung many years ago Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home
Goin' home, goin' home By the waterside I will rest my bones Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul
Goin' to plant a weeping willow On the bank's green edge it will grow, grow, grow Sing a lullaby beside the water Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll
Fare you well Fare you well I love you more than words can tell Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul