Chris Bathgate - Riverwide lyrics

I was a lonely little child On the banks of a river wide She was most beautiful and blue And had rest on the other side Unfurling foam Far from every stone And the trees began to sway Lost my life in a roaring river wide Just to be with you that day No bridge, no boat No way to stay afloat As I began to cross I was caught and kept in a current that could crush And within the waves was lost As my arms feigned and the water overcame The waves began to sing And in my ears, I swear to you my dear Was a lovely silver ring I was a lonely little child In love with a silvery sound Would you shed a tear for me my dear For on that day I drowned