There is a river
Called "The River of No Return"
Sometimes it's peaceful
And sometimes wild and free
Love is a traveler
On "The River of No Return"
Swept on forever
To be lost in a stormy sea
Wail-a-ree, I can hear the river call
Where the roarin' waters fall
Wail-a-ree, I can hear my lover call
"Come to me!"
I lost my love on the river
And forever my heart will yearn
Gone, gone forever
Down "The River of No Return"
Wail-a-ree, wail-a-reeeeee
He'll never return to me!
Wail-a-ree, wail-a-reeeeee
He'll never return to me!