Oh Mourner let's go down
To the river, to the river
To the river let's go down

Feelin' happy, feelin' sad
Let's go down, let's go down
To the river, to the river
Oh Mourner let's go down

One morning I was a' walkin' down
Walkin' down, walkin' down
Saw a berry a' hangin' down
Pick the berry, pick the berry
Sweet as the honey in the comb

Mary, girl, you know my name
Show me the spring that never dry
Moon went into the poplar tree
You'll see the stars a' fallin' down

Wonder where my father gone
Won't be long, won't be long
Till the stars a' fallin' down
Stars a' fallin', stars a' fallin'
See the stars a' fallin' down

Mary, girl, you know my name
Show me the spring that never dry
Moon went into the poplar tree
You'll see the stars a' fallin' down

Mary, girl, you know my heart
Show me the spring that never dry
Moon went into the poplar tree
You'll see the stars a' fallin' down