Moody River Lyrics - Doc Watson

Moody River, more deadly 

Than the vainest knife 

Moody River, your muddy water 

Took my baby's life 

Last Saturday evening 

Came to the old oak tree 

It stands beside the river 

Where you were to meet me 

On the ground your glove I found 

With a note addressed to me 

It read "Dear Love, I've done you wrong, 

Now I must set you free" 

Related 

Songs That Will Make You Cry Uncontrollably 

Love Stinks, So Here Are 15 Anti-Valentine's Day Songs 

Modern Love: The Best Top 40 Love Songs For Valentine's Day 

No longer can I live 

With this hurt and this sin 

I just couldn't tell you 

That guy was just a friend 

Moody River, more deadly 

Than the vainest knife 

Moody River, your muddy water 

Took my baby's life 

I looked into the muddy waters 

And what did I see 

I saw a lonely, lonely face 

Just looking back at me 

Tears in his eyes 

Ang a prayer on his lips 

And the glove of his lost love 

At his finger tips 

Photos 

Moody River, more deadly 

Than the vainest knife 

Moody River, your muddy water 

Took my baby's life