going down to the river bank half past drunk on wine camellia and the cat tails swayin all around me her lips drip sweet like honeydew her voice sings like a silver chime love feeling washing all over me baby im drowning but to have our hearts together there aint nothing that i wouldnt do id even rope down the morning sun if you asked me to chorus sweet camellia id like to steal you away from all the troubles in your life through the vines i see you climbing camellia whats it gonna take to make you mine its a long ride down from pontiac through the mud sleet and the grime make that push across the ottawa river on down the border line gonna feel just like the delta when you put your little hand in mine sit back in that bucket seat baby and settle in for the ride we can chase down forgiveness we can sail across the sea we can go where theyre never gonna find us sweet camellia you and me chorus give the jury a guilty plea aint no deal that i wouldnt make just to fill this fantasy chorus