I met my girl at Woolwich Pier beneath the big crane standing   And all the love I felt for her it passed all understanding   Took her sailing on the river, flow sweet river flow   London town was mine to give her, sweet Thames flow softly   Made the Thames into a crown, flow sweet river flow   Made a brooch of Silver town, sweet Thames flow softly      At London Yard I held her hand, at Blackwell Point I faced her   At the Isle of Dogs I kissed her mouth and tenderly embraced her   Heard the bells of Greenwich ringing, flow sweet river flow   All the time my heart was singing, sweet Thames flow softly   Limehouse Reach I gave her there, flow sweet river flow   As a ribbon for her hair, sweet Thames flow softly      From Putney Bridge to Nine Elms Reach we cheek to cheek were dancing   A necklace made of London Bridge her beauty was enhancing   Kissed her once again at Wapping, flow sweet river flow   After that there was no stopping, sweet Thames flow softly   Gave her Hampton Court to twist, flow sweet river flow   Into a bracelet for her wrist, sweet Thames flow softly      But now, alas, the tide has changed, my love she has gone from me   And winter's frost has touched my heart and put a blight upon me   Creeping fog is on the river, flow sweet river flow   Sun and moon and stars gone with her, sweet Thames flow softly   Swift the Thames runs to the sea, flow sweet river flow   Bearing ships and part of me, sweet Thames flow softly