Fare you well, my honey

Fare you well my only true one

All the birds that were singing

Are flown except you alone

Goin' to leave this brokedown palace

On my hands and my 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 going to 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

Momma, momma, many worlds I've come

Since I first left home

Goin' home, goin' home

By the waterside I will rest my bones

Listen to the river sing sweet songs

To rock my soul

Goin' to plant a weeping willow

On the banks 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