Take me down to the river,
where I would not go before
Through the trees and the rushes,
to a place we both know,
And I’m feeling much younger,
as I kneel on the ground
Dip my toe in the water of the river
where I watched you drown
Nadadum nananana nana na……
Oh when the river ran dry that next year
I could not find your body
Now I’m standing here, ready at last,
To dive down and reach you again
And I long to be with you,
now these cold nights have come,
Oh I go down to the river,
but the river will stop for no one
Though I ask it, it keeps flowing on,
When I ask it, it tells me you’re gone