There is a river called The river of no return Sometimes it's peaceful and sometimes wild and free! Love is a trav'ler on The river of no return Swept on for ever to be lost in the stormy sea Wail-a-ree I can hear the river call [ no return, no return ] Where the roarin' waters fall wail-a-ree I can hear my lover call come to me [ no return, no return ] I lost my love on the river and for ever my heart will yearn Gone gone for ever down The river of no return Wail-a-ree wail-a-re-e-ee She'll/He'll never return to me! no return, no return, no return