I've got a lover way over there on the mountain side, and I know that's where I should be.
Don't you know I've got a lover way over there across the river wide, and I can hear her callin' to me.
Oh, she's callin' my name, so sweet and so plain, and I can hear her sayin', I'm on my way, and I'm gonna stay.
Oh, they tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide, son, you just can't make it to the other side.
But they don't know I've got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time, like I did before when she was mine, oh mine.
Oh, she's callin' my name, so sweet and so plain, and I can hear her sayin', I'm gonna get to you, no matter what I have to do.
I need you, baby, I need you. I need you, baby, I need you.
They keep tryin' to tell me that the river's too deep and it's much too wide, son, you just can't make it to the other side.
Oh, but they don't know I've got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time, like I did before when she was mine, oh mine.
Oh, and baby, when I get there, girl, I ain't goin' nowhere.
Girl, I get to tell ya that the river ain't deep enough, that mountain ain't steep enough to keep me from your side.
I tell ya, I'm on my way, and I'm gonna stay.
Hold on, baby, hold on, hold on, baby.
Let me tell ya that the river ain't deep enough, that mountain ain't steep enough to keep me...