BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE
(Harry Warren (m) Edgar Leslie (l) 1931)

as recorded by Frankie Laine
1946


I left her by the river Sainte Marie,
We pledged our love until eternity.
Now along the pebbled pathway to her door,
We kissed and then
We kissed again
And parted on the shore.

The angelus rings out upon the sea;
I saw her kneel and say a prayer for me.
When winter's gone
And spring is on,
I will meet her by the river Sainte Marie, hey!

Yeah, I left her by the river Sainte Marie,
We pledged our love until eternity.
Now along the pebbled pathway to her door,
We kissed and then
We kissed again
And parted on the shore.

The angelus rings out upon the sea;
I saw her kneel and say a prayer for me.
When winter's gone
And spring is on,
I will meet her by the river,
We will meet by the river Sainte Marie!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2017)