The River The Clarks

I come from down in the valley
Where, mister, when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Well, Mary, we met in high school
She was just seventeen
We'd drive outta this valley
Down to where the fields were green

We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we'd ride

Well, I got Mary pregnant
And, man, that was all she wrote
Before my nineteenth birthday
I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse
And the judge brought it all to rest
No wedding day smiles
No walk down the aisles
No flowers, no wedding dress

We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we'd ride