I met my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I met my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Well, I asked her for a little kiss
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I asked her for a little kiss
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
She said: «Have patience, little man
I’m sure you’ll understand
I hardly know you’re name,»
I said: «If I can have my way
Maybe some sweet day
My name and yours will be the same,»
I’d wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I’d wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
She said: «Have patience, little man
I’m sure you’ll understand
I hardly know you’re name,»
I said: «If I can have my way
Maybe some sweet day
My name and yours will be the same,»
I’d wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside
I’d wed my little bright-eyed doll
Down by the riverside
Way down by the riverside
Down by that riverside