Lyrics

if you ever see my baby
can you tell her that I love her still
I've heard she’s something of a lady
livin' high in a mansion on a hill

now when I hear the sound
train moans by the river
tears roll down
alone I shrug and shiver
we had it all but this song’s all that remains
haunting sad refrains
arranged by river and trains

I came upon her in an orchard
a bandana held her russet hair
I knew from then on I’d be tortured
by the way she plucked a plump ripe pear

and I can hear the sound
train moans by the river
tears roll down
alone I shrug and shiver
we had it all but this song’s all that remains
haunting sad refrains
arranged by river and trains

If you ever see my baby
Can you tell her she’s still on my mind
I thought I'd love her till I’m eighty
But the good lord wasn’t quite that kind

and I still hear the sound
train moans by the river
tears roll down
Alone I shrug and shiver
We had it all but this song’s all that remains
haunting sad refrains
arranged by river and trains