The River And Me

Lyric: Al Dubin
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1930
Original publisher: Remick Music Corp.

Verse 1:

Say, did you ever stop beside a rippling stream,
Stop awhile and dream?
I find a world of consolation when I stroll 
Where the waters roll.
Seems to me the river has a heart and soul.

Chorus:

I can tell my troubles to the river,
'Cause he sings a song of sympathy.
We are mighty like two buddies, the river and me.
Even when I look at muddy waters,
There's a bit of sunny sky to see,
And we kind of share that sunshine, the river and me.
I tell him of my wasted years
And dreams that went astray,
Then with the tide he takes my tears,
And carries them away.
Ev'ry life has got to have its low tide,
That's the way this life was meant to be,
We're just waiting for the high tide, the river and me.

Verse 2:

Sometimes that river seems to pat me on the back
Just when things look black;
There's something soothing 'bout those ripples running by 
Hours long I lie.
Down beside that river 'neath an open sky.

[Chorus]