I was dragged out by the shore man A very poor man A very nice man A family man My lover drifted down the river Below the dark water The devil all around Yesterday on the street Someone called out your name Someone thought that you were me Last night there was a party I could not go I walked around it I thought about it All night long Today there is a newspaper About you and me And the day we were married The same day The same day they fell in love The same day they died in love I did not want you to die alone Rusty river run down Run, run as fast as you can, oh run Rusty river run ragged And drag my lover's self back to me I'll meet him there Water and air Oh to be at the bottom of a river Below the dark water The devil all around The devil all around