He met his love on the mountainside And took her as his wife He met her on the mountainside and then he took her life He fled to the river's edge He chased his love as she tried to flee Caught her and turned her into a tree Cut her down and burned her for heat Oh he died at the river's edge Eyes locked with those in the pool Drool dripped down into the river's mass Fawning like a fool He fled to the river's edge He dragged his son up the mountainside And threw him on the slab Took no blame called it God's will Preparing for the stab He fled to the river's edge Oh he died at the river's edge Singing sweet nothings to a floating head Now the tide recedes and he's lying dead Way down in the dry old bed He fled to the river's edge Apollo didn't care about Daphne And something broke inside of Tom Dooley Abraham forsook his progeny Narcissus drowining in vanity He died at the river's edge He died at the river's edge He fled to the river's edge He's dead at the river's edge