Don't break this heart
Don't break this heart
Don't break this heart
Don't break this heart...
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Oh I love a girl. I love her so
I really, really want her to know
She could be from Africa
She could be from America
She could be from Jamaica
All I know I love a girl
Oh I love a girl. I love her so
I really, really want her to know
Don't break this heart that love you
Don't break this heart that love you
And neither tear it apart
I love you, oh yes, it's true, dear
I will hold you tight tonight
Have something real nice to say
Have something real nice to say
We will hold hands in hands
We will sing, I think, happy songs
We will be, I think, side by side
Down by the riverside
The beautiful riverside