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
Now 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
Who will never be pleased
There is gold across the river
But I don't want none
There is gold across the river
But I don't want none
Gold is fleeting, gold is fickle
Gold is fun
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 tried
Than held up by a golden gun
Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun,
Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun,
Saying work more, earn more
Live more, have more fun