[Verse 1]
Down at the water, I held my Marie
She said, "Now Johnny, your love means no more to me
Than rain in the river
Than rain in the river"

[Verse 2]
In bloody boots, I stood on shadow ground
Her long black hair beneath me, falling down
Like rain in the river
Like rain in the river

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Last night, I put on my jacket and I went for a ride
Smelled sweet mustard fields, had my Colt at my side
Like rain in the river
The rain in the river

[Outro]
The rain in the river
Oh, the rain in the river
Thе rain in the river
Oh, the rain in thе river
Rain in the river
(Hey!) The rain in the river
Rain in the river
(Hey!) The rain in the river
(Hey!)