Brokedown Palace Lyrics

Fare you well, my honey, fare you well my only true one.
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone.
Going to leave this Brokedown Palace,
On my hand and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll.
Make myself a bed, by the waterside
In my time, in my time I will roll, roll, roll

In a bed, in a bed by the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul

River going to take me, sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home
It’s a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
Mama, mama many worlds I’ve come since I first left home

Goin’ home, goin’ home, by the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul

Going to plant a weeping willow
On the bank’s edge it will grow, grow, grow.
Sing a lullaby beside the water,
You know lovers come and go, but the river roll, roll, roll.

Fare you well, fare you well,
I love you more than words can tell,
Listen to the river sing sweet songs,
To rock my soul.