There's a house across the river, but alas. I cannot swim   And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin   There's a house across the river, but alas, I cannot swim   I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in      There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair   He wants to be my lover and I want to be his peer   There's a boy across the river but alas, I cannot swim   And I never will get to put my arms around him      There's a life across the river that was meant for me   Instead I live my life in constant misery   There's a life across the river but I do not see   Why I should please those that will never be pleased      There is gold across the river but I don't want none      Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun      There is gold across the river but I don't want none   I would rather be dry than held up by a golden gun      Saying work more, earn more, live more   Have more fun