They found her shoes down by the water
Neatly set upon the pebbles by the shore
Now she's gone down the river
Washed away like an apple blossom in the breeze
She was tall just like a mother
In a family of fourteen she was the youngest daughter
And corn silk hair dark as a raven
She could stop the talk in any room she came in
Now she's gone down the river
Washed away like an apple blossom in the breeze
A life of loss is all his life had been
But he loved that dark-haired girl though the bottle owned him
And that night they fought and he stormed away
They found his truck half in the water the next day
Some are born to fortune and some are born to fame
But some are born to tragedy and pain
And love is treasure, but treasure costs
And even the tallest trees go bare in the autumn frost
Now she's gone down the river
Washed away like an apple blossom in the breeze
And she wore a dress of the finest linen
She tied her hair upon her head with a piece of ribbon
And she closed the door and then she walked the path
Running her fingers through the tall grass she walked past
And they found her shoes down by the river
Neatly set upon the pebbles by the shore