Lonesome River, The Lyrics - The Stanley Brothers

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 goodnight 

We met there one night by the banks of the river 

Sat there holding hands and making our vows 

Swore we'd never part and be happy together 

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