way over there

i've got a lover way over there on the mountain side

and i know that's where i should be

don't you know

i've got a lover way over there across the river wide

and i can hear her calling to me

oh

she's calling my name

so sweet and so plain and i can hear her saying

i'm on my way

and i'm gonna stay

they tell me that the river's too deep

and it's much too wide

boy

you can't get over to the other side

but they don't know i got to get there

and hold her in my arms just one more time

like i did before when she was mine

all mine

oh

she's calling my name

so sweet and so plain

and i can hear her saying

i'm gonna get to you

no matter what i have to do