Across the river A good woman cried All because A foolish man had lied She give up all she had To show how much she cared But the man told so many lies Now another man is over there That woman across the river Sweet woman across the river She was mine Word got around That he had jilted her And men came running Came running from near and far How I been such a fool Never never never know But the man He's got to know He's a lucky so and so, That woman across the river Sweet woman across the river She was mine Met her one day About a week ago She said "I don't even want to talk to you Cause, I don't love you any more" That woman across the river Sweet woman across the river She was mine