| G | C | G | C |
| G | Am | Bb | F | C |
| Fare you well, my | honey, | fare you | well my only true | one. |
| G | Dm | Bb | C | |
| All the | birds that were | singing are | flown, except you a | lone |
| F | Bb | F | Bb | |||
| F | Bb |
| Going to leave this | Broke-down Palace, |
| F | Dm | Bb | F | |
| On my | hands and my | knees, I will | roll, roll, | roll |
| F | Am | Bb | F |
| Make myself a | bed by the | water | side, |
| F | G | Bb | F |
| In my time, in my | time, I will | roll, roll, | roll |
| F | A | Bb | F | G |
| In a bed, | in a bed, by the | waterside I will | lay my | head |
| F | G | Bb | F |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul |
| F | Bb | F | Bb | |||
| F | Bb |
| River gonna take me, Sing me | sweet and sleepy |
| F | Dm | Bb | F |
| Sing me sweet and | sleepy, all the | way back | home |
| F | Am | Bb | F |
| It’s a far-gone | lullaby, | sung many years | ago |
| F | Dm | Bb | F |
| Mama, Mama, many w | orlds I’ve come, since I | first left | home |
| F | A | Bb | F | G |
| Going home, | going home, by the | waterside I will | rest my | bones |
| F | G | Bb | F | Bb |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul |
| F | Bb | F | Bb | |||
| F | Bb |
| Going to plant | a weeping willow |
| F | Dm | Bb | F | |
| By the | bank’s green | edge, it will | grow, grow, | grow |
| F | Am | Bb | F |
| Sing a lulla | by | beside the w | ater |
| F | Dm | Bb | F | Bb |
| Lovers come and go | -the river | roll, roll, | roll |
| F | A | Bb | F | G |
| Fare you well, | fare you well, I | love you more than | words can | tell |
| F | G | Bb | F |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul. |
| F | Bb | F | Bb | |||
| F | Bb |
| F | Dm | Bb | F |
| F | A | Bb | F | G |
| F | G | Bb | F |
| F | A | Bb | F | G |
| Fare you well, | fare you well, I | love you more than | words can | tell |
| F | Dm | Bb | F |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul. |
| F | G | Bb | F |
| Listen to the river | sing sweet songs to | rock my | soul. |