| 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 |