Lyrics: Brokedown Palace

Fare you well my honey, fare you well my only true one
All the birds that were singin’ are flown, except you alone

Goin’ to leave this brokedown palace
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll

In a bed, in a bed by the waterside, I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul

River goin’ to take me, sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleep all the way back home
It’s a far gone lullaby, sang many years ago
Mama, mama, many worlds I’ve come since I first left home

Goin’ home, goin’ home
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul

Goin’ to plant a weepin’ willow
On the bank’s clean edge it will grow, grow, grow
Sing a lullaby beside the water
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll

Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul