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 calling to me.
Oh, she's calling my name, so sweet and so plain, and I can hear her saying, I'm on my way, and I'm gonna stay.
Oh, please 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 calling my name, so sweet and so plain, and I can hear her saying, 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.
Oh, please 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.
And baby, when I get there, girl, I ain't going nowhere.
Girl, I get to tell you that the river ain't deep enough, that mountain ain't steep enough to keep me from your side.
I tell you, yeah, I'm on my way, and I'm gonna stay.
Hold on, baby, hold on, hold on, baby.
Let me tell you that the river ain't deep enough, that mountain ain't steep enough to keep me from your side.