Beneath the moon tonight
I kneel close to my darling's side,
Her eyes in death are forever closed,
My sweet and future bride.
Sweet wedding bells would softly ring
for us in June she said,
but angels thought it best that she part,
and they told us today instead.
Beside some lonely river bank,
Where the weeping willow grow,
I'll ease my aching heart tonight,
Down where the dark waters flow.
I planted on her new made grave
A tender rose with care,
To bloom thru' all of the lonely years
While she is lying there.
I'll place one tender kiss of love
Upon that budding rose,
And bid my world of cares goodbye
Down where the dark waters flow.
Beside some lonely river bank,
Where the weeping willow grow,
I'll ease my aching heart tonight,
Down where the dark waters flow.
I kneel close to my darling's side,
Her eyes in death are forever closed,
My sweet and future bride.
Sweet wedding bells would softly ring
for us in June she said,
but angels thought it best that she part,
and they told us today instead.
Beside some lonely river bank,
Where the weeping willow grow,
I'll ease my aching heart tonight,
Down where the dark waters flow.
I planted on her new made grave
A tender rose with care,
To bloom thru' all of the lonely years
While she is lying there.
I'll place one tender kiss of love
Upon that budding rose,
And bid my world of cares goodbye
Down where the dark waters flow.
Beside some lonely river bank,
Where the weeping willow grow,
I'll ease my aching heart tonight,
Down where the dark waters flow.