Hold me

 Where have you gone?

Well, oh,oh dear

Where has it gone, well oh,oh dear

Where did you go

Oh oh oh dear

Where have you gone?

She was down, I saw her go

Down to the river

To drown her woe

Why did she, where has she gone

She is not here

Only the swan

And the swan swims

On a lake so clear

Where has it gone, why is it not near?

Well I went down

Oh, oh oh dear

To the soul town

Oh, oh oh dear

And I saw her swim

In the river clear

Oh let me go, I want to go too

Down to the river

Down to the river with you

Let me write you a letter

I'll write to you dear

I'll write where did you go?

I'll write it so clear

Oh where have you gone?

Oh,oh oh dear

Where did you go?

Oh,oh oh dear

And can I come too

Down to the river with you?

Well she lay down

Oh,oh oh dear

By the river so clear

She said now you must deliver

Your letter to me

You better send it today

For it's too late tomorrow

To say the things you must say

That we don't have time to borrow

So tell me so clear

So hold me near

I'm telling you dear

My letter will bring you but sorrow

I'm going away

I'm going today

I'm going away

I won't be back tomorrow

So hold me so near

Down by the river so clear

And and tell me today

How you will still love me tomorrow

Now I see her so clear

Down by the river she swallows

As she holds back her tears

And saves them for tomorrow

Because I'm going away

And our time I can't borrow

So I write her a letter

But it only brings her sorrow