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 Broke-down Palace,
On my hands and 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 gonna 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
Going home, going home by the waterside I will rest my bones Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul
Going 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.
