Every man desired her
And her heart was not her own
There was just one lover for her
But he'd gone away to war
Never ever to return
So this life held nothing for her
She would sit up where the Rhine was very deep
Up above the rocks so high
And she'd sing a little song and the people who would hear
Would forget the danger nearby

Loreley -ley -ley
Lives down on the river Rhine
Where it flows just like a river blue and white
Loreley -ley -ley
Sitting in the bright sunshine
Where [bad word] her golden hair
Loreley -ley -ley
Ships head past her all day long
If they see her there, enchanted by her song
Loreley -ley -ley
Many other ships have gone
But that was so long ago

And her singing could be heard from so many miles away
Like a sweet forgotten dream
And the fishermen in boats passing at the break of day
Were bewitched by what they'd seen
And so many boats were lost upon the rocks
While the sailors stared at her
But she always looked away as the river took them down
Like she didn't even care

Loreley -ley -ley
Lives down on the river Rhine
Where it flows just like a river blue and white
Loreley -ley -ley
Sitting in the bright sunshine
Where [bad word] her golden hair
Loreley -ley -ley
Ships head past her all day long
If they see her there, enchanted by her song
Loreley -ley -ley
Many other ships have gone
But that was so long ago

And one day a sailor saw the Loreley
And he said, "She will be mine!"
And he settled with his crewmates upon the father Rhine
But they also drank too much
Wine
Wine
Wine
Wine
Here's to Loreley!
Who believes in fairytales?
Wine
Wine
Wine
Wine
Give us lots of wine!
God help us if we fail...

And she sang her favourite song
And she [bad word] her golden hair
As the boats sank beneath the waves

Loreley -ley -ley
Lives down on the river Rhine
Where it flows just like a river blue and white
Loreley -ley -ley
Sitting in the bright sunshine
Where [bad word] her golden hair
Loreley -ley -ley
Ships are sailing to and fro
And they still can hear her song from long ago
Loreley -ley -ley
They can see her every morn
Sitting by the river...

Loreley -ley -ley

Unter dir da fließt der Rhein
Wie ein blaues Band
Durch das weite schöne Land.
Loreley -ley -ley
Du sitzt dort im Sonnenschein
Und du kämmst dein goldenes Haar
Loreley -ley -ley
Schiffe ziehn an dir vorbei
Und wer dich dort sieht
Wird verzaubert durch dein Lied
Loreley -ley -ley...