C F C There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim C G7 And a garden of such beauty that the flowers seem to grin C F C There's a house across the river but alas, I cannot swim C G7 C I'll live my life regretting that I never jumped in F C F C F C C C F C There's a boy across the river with short black curly hair C G7 He wants to be my lover and I want to be his peer C F C There's a boy across the river but alas, I cannot swim C G7 C And I never will get to put my arms around him F C F C F C C C F C There's a life across the river that was meant for me C G7 Instead I live my life in constant misery C F C There's a life across the river but I do not see C G7 C Why I should please those who will never be pleased F C F C F C C Am F Am There is gold across the river but I don't want none F C There is gold across the river but I don't want none Dm F C Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun Dm F C Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle, gold is fun C F C There is gold across the river but I don't want none C G7 I would rather be tried than held up by a golden gun C F C Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun F C Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun F C Saying work more, earn more, live more, have more fun
