The Lonesome River by Bob Dylan and Ralph Stanley A I sit here alone on the banks of the river D A The lonseome wind blows and the water runs high D A I can hear a voice call [from] out there in the darkness E A But I sit here alone too lonesome to cry chorus A Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight I sit on the shore to grievin' and to cry The woman I love she left me this morning E A With no-one to love or kiss me goodnight We met there one night on the banks of the river sat there holdin' hands and makin' a vow That we never would part and be happy together But a new love she's found - she's gone with him now. Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight I sit on the shore to grievin' and to cry The woman I love she left me this morning With no-one to love or kiss me goodnight