Where the river runs deep
water as cold as ice
the river runs deep

and the water as cold as ice
go down there every chance I get
thats where my baby she met her death

the river runs deep
water as cold as ice
ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me

ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
runnin around thats a what they said
she's at the bottom of a river bed

the river runs deep
water as cold as ice
cheetin woman gonna get a good man down

cheetin woman gonna get a good man down
runnin round like a silly fool
end up at the bottom of the pool

the river runs deep
water as cold as ice
the river runs deep

water as cold as ice
the river runs deep
water as cold as ice

the river runs deep
water as cold as ice
the river runs deep

water as cold as ice