A quiet pier floated on the water
Where we always loved to meet
As you left, you promised to love me
And gave me a ring as a keepsake
Chorus:
A little ring as a keepsake, a ring
Now my heart is captive
Tell me, river, tell me, Rowan tree
Why I fell in love with him.
Tell me, river, tell me, Rowan tree
Why I fell in love with him.
A little ring as a keepsake...
You're far away in this big world,
You don't write to me often
And on my hand is this simple ring
It is both my sadness and my happiness
Chorus.
Oh, this grief is heavy
It would be better if I didn't love you
Then I wouldn't be waiting for you
Or go to this beloved pier.
Chorus.