There's a little girl a waiting down by the old river Waiting just for my love so I got to go meet her She say she is lonely just for me only I got to go down to please her down by the old river She's been mine for years I haven't seen her a long long time She said on my return if my love for her still burns she would be mine There's a little girl a waiting down by the old river Waiting just for my love so I got to go meet her [ steel - guitar ] She's been mine for years...