There is river called THE RIVER OF NO RETURN Sometimes it’s and sometimes wild and free Love is a trav’ler on THE OF NO RETURN Swept on for ever to be in the stormy sea Wail-a-ree I can hear the river call [ no return, no ] Where the roarin’ waters fall wail-a-ree I can my lover call come to [ no return, no return ] I lost my love on the river and for ever my will yearn Gone for ever down THE RIVER OF NO RETURN Wail-a-ree wail-a-re-e-ee She’ll never return me! [ no return, no return, no return ]