I'm gonna tell you a story
About a girl of mine
She went down by the river
And she never came back
I'm gonna go by the river
Try to see and find out
Where did my girl go?
Why she never came back
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
By the river, by the river
By the river and she is never coming back
I'm gonna tell you another story
About a friend of mine
He went down by the river
And he never came back
I'm gonna go by the river
Try to see and find out
Where did my friend go?
Why he never came back
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
By the river, by the river
By the river and he is never coming back
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
By the river, by the river
By the river and he is never coming back, back!