I went down to the river To meet the widow ♪ She gave me an apple And it was red ♪ I slept in her black arms For a century ♪ She wanted nothing in return ♪ I gave her nothing in return ♪ The ghost of her husband Beautiful as a horse ♪ Pulled up an apple cart ♪ Full of millions of red apples for us ♪ Full of millions of red apples for us ♪ I went down to the river To meet the widow ♪ She gave me an apple And it was red ♪ I slept in her black arms For a century
She wanted nothing in return ♪ I gave her nothing in return ♪ I went down to the river To meet the widow