Don't break this heart,
Don't break this heart,
Don't break this heart,
Don't break this heart...
Down by the riverside.
Down by the riverside,
Oh I love a girl. I love her so,
I really, really want her to know.
She could be from Africa
She could be from America
She could be from Jamaica
All I know I love a girl.
Oh I love a girl. I love her so,
I really, really want her to know.
Don't break this heart that love you
Don't break this heart that love you
And neither tear it apart
I love you, oh yes, it's true, dear
I will hold you tight tonight
Have something real nice to say,
Have something real nice to say,
We will hold hands in hands
We will sing, I think, happy songs.
We will be, I think, side by side
Down by the riverside
The beautiful riverside
Don't break this heart,
Don't break this heart,
Don't break this heart...
Down by the riverside.
Down by the riverside,
Oh I love a girl. I love her so,
I really, really want her to know.
She could be from Africa
She could be from America
She could be from Jamaica
All I know I love a girl.
Oh I love a girl. I love her so,
I really, really want her to know.
Don't break this heart that love you
Don't break this heart that love you
And neither tear it apart
I love you, oh yes, it's true, dear
I will hold you tight tonight
Have something real nice to say,
Have something real nice to say,
We will hold hands in hands
We will sing, I think, happy songs.
We will be, I think, side by side
Down by the riverside
The beautiful riverside