INTRO: D G D A D D
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I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by;
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But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die..., Oh Lord!
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And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry.
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She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue.
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I had me a woman who couldn't be true.
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She made me for my money and she made me blue.
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A man needs a woman that he can lean on,
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But my leanin' post is done left and gone.
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She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue.
INSTRUMENTAL: D G D A D D
