Lonesome River

Stanley Brothers

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I sit here alone on the banks of the river

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The lonesome wind blows, the water rolls high

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I hear a voice call out there in the darkness

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I sit here alone, too lonesome to cry

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Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight

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I sit on the shore to weep and to cry

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The woman I love, she left me this morning

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With no one to love or kiss me goodnight

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We met there one night on the banks of the river

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Stood holding hands, making our vows

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Swore we'd never part, we’d be happy forever

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But a new love she's found, she's gone from me now