DOWN BY THE RIVER (Bing Crosby)
Richard Rodgers (m) Lorenz Hart (l)   1935

as rec by Bing Crosby w Georgie Stoll & his Orch  
Feb 21st 1935 Los Angeles


In a sparkling moment,
I love you, you love me,
Oh, how sweet fate can be!
in that happy moment,
I forgot all my past,
Now I realise the way the spell was cast,
At last!

Once we walked alone,
Down by the river,
All the world our own,
Down by the river.
Maybe the river
Made our love song dtart,
Full was the river,
Yet more full my heart!

So I love you too,
You and the river;
I'll be there for you,
I and the river.
You will remember when you hear my song,
Down where the river rolls along.

So I love you too,
You and the river;
I'll be there for you,
I and the river.
You will remember when you hear my song,
Down where the river rolls along.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - September 2009)