Lonesome River
Carter Stanley & Ralph Stanley
3/4 time
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I sit here alone, on the banks of the river.
The lonesome wind blows, the water rode high.
I hear a voice call, from out there in the darkness,
But I sit here alone, too lonesome to cry.
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Oh, the water rolls high, on the river at midnight.
I sit on the shore, to grieve and to cry.
The woman I love, she left me this morning,
With no one to love, or kiss me goodnight.
We met there one night, on the banks of the river.
Sat there holdin' hands, and makin' a vow.
That we never would part, and be happy together.
But a new love she's found, she's gone with him now.