Fare thee well my honey 
Fare thee well my only [bad word] one 
All the birds that were singing 
Have flown except you alone

Gonna 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 back home
It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago
Mama, Mama, many worlds I've visited since I first left home

Going home, going home by the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul

Gonna plant me a weeping willow
On the banks green edge it'll grow, grow, grow
Sing a lullaby down by the water
 [bad word] and go, the river roll, roll, roll

Fare thee well, fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul

Oh fare thee well, fare thee well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul
Oh listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul