Cumberland River Shore

I spent too much time a-ramblin'
I been gone from home too long
Started wonderin' where I'm goin'
Had to find my way back home

There's a little girl down in the valley
Her heart is pure as mountain stream
Every day, the more I miss her
I'd see her in my sweetest dream

We'll have a love that lasts a lifetime
One that lives forevermore
I'll find peace like no other
On that Cumberland River shore

Lеft Arkansas last Friday mornin'
That's as far as I did roam
Couldn't stay long from my darlin'
Had to see my Tennessee home

Whеn I returned, she found another
And was leavin' the next day
All she said was, "Too late, darlin'
I must go another way."

Fare thee well, my one true lover
I will pine for you no more
I'll find peace like no other
On that Cumberland River shore

Our love was clear as July mornin'
Now it's fadin' in the fog
Was a cold day when she left me
It was rainin' cats and dogs

Now it's you and me, old river
Time will tell what lies in store
I'll find peace like no other
On that Cumberland River shore