fare you well, my honey   fare you well, my only true one   all the birds that were singing   are 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 home   it's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago   mama, Mama, many worlds i've come since i first left home      going home, going home   by the waterside i will rest my head   listen to the river sing sweet songs   to rock my soul      going to plant a weeping willow   on the banks' green edge it will grow, grow, grow   singing a lullaby beside the water   lovers come and go, the river will roll, roll, roll      fare you well, fare you well   i love you more than words can tell   listen to the river sing sweet songs   to rock my soul