| G | Am | Bb | C | |
| Fare you well, my | honey, | fare you well my only true | one. |
| G | Dm | Bb | C | |
| All the birds that were | singing are | flown, except you | alone |
| F | Bb | |
| Going to leave this | Broke-down Palace, |
| F | Dm | Bb | F | Gm | |
| On my hands and | knees, I will | roll, | roll, | roll |
| F | A | Bb | F | |
| Make myself a | bed by the | waterside, |
| F | G | Bb | F | |
| In my time, in my | time, I will | roll, r | oll, roll |
| F | A | Bb | F | G | |
| In a bed, | in a bed, by the | waterside I will | lay my | head |
| F | G | Bb | F | |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul |
| River gonna take me |
| Sing me sweet and sleepy |
| Sing me sweet and sleepy |
| all the way back home |
| It's a far-gone lullaby |
| sung many years ago |
| Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come |
| since I first left home |
| Going home, going home |
| by the waterside I will rest my bones |
| Listen to the river sing sweet songs |
| to rock my soul |
| Going to plant a weeping willow |
| On the bank's green edge, it will grow, grow, grow |
| Sing a lullaby beside the water |
| Lovers come and go-the river roll, roll, roll |
| Fare you well, fare you well |
| I love you more than words can tell |
| Listen to the river sing sweet songs |
| to rock my soul. |
| Thanks to the original poster. |
| Peace, |
| Paul Z |