As Sylvie was walking down by the riverside And looking so sadly upon its swift tide And looking so sadly And looking so sadly And looking so sadly upon its swift tide She thought of the lover that left her in pride On the banks of the meadow She sat down and cried On the banks of the meadow On the banks of the meadow On the banks of the meadow She sat down and cried And there she sat crying When her young man came by And he said: My dear jewel, what makes you to cry? And she said