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