Across the river, a good woman cried, All because a foolish man had lied. She gave up all she had, to show how much she cared, But the man told so many lies, now another man is over there. That woman across the river, Sweet woman across the river, she was mine. Word got around, that I had jilted her And men came running, came running from near and far How could i be such a fool, i'll never never never know Now the man, whose got her now, he's a lucky so and so That woman across the river, Sweet woman across the river, she was mine Oh...What a shame, but who could I blame I met her one day, about a week ago She said "I don't even want to talk to you, Cause i don't love you any more", That woman across the river, Sweet woman across the river, she was mine. That woman across the river, Sweet woman across the river, she was mine. If I hadn't jilted her, she would still be mine....