Fare you well,
Fare you well my only true one,
All the birds that were singing,
Have 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 gonna 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,
Mama, Mama, 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.
Do, do, dooo, do, do, do, doo, oo, ooo,
Doo, oo, oo, ooo, do, do, doo, do, dooo,
Do, do, dooo, do, do, do, doo, oo, ooo,
Doo, oo, oo, ooo, do, do, doo, do, dooo,
Doo, oo, oo, ooo, do, do, doo, oo, ooo.