Send my body down the river With my baby close behind All I promised her was loving Seems we just ran out of time, oh ♪ Hold my head up by the oak tree With my baby close behind Winter's coming like the devil Seek thy heart and thee will find Darling death, your hands are warm with peace Lovers to the end of every street, oh Like that rocking chair I made her Summer's come and gone at last Breathe now, deep, my golden blossom We can lay her down to rest, oh ♪ Curl up close to me, Victoria Use my body as a shield As we float on down the river I'm as dead as I am real, oh Curl up close to me, Victoria Oh, use my body as a shield As we float on down the river I'm as dead as I am real Darling death, your hands are warm with peace Lovers to the end of every street Darling death, your hands are warm with peace Lovers to the end of every street