i ve got a lover way over there on the mountain side and i know that s where i should be don t you know i ve got a lover way over there across the river wide i can hear her calling to me oh she s calling my name so sweet so plain i can hear her saying i m on my way i m gonna stay they tell me that the river s too deep and it s much too wide boy you can t get over to the other side but they don t know i got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time like i did before when she was mine all mine cause i hear her saying i m on my way i m gonna stay i m gonna get to you no matter what i have to do