Down By The River That Flows By The Coal Yards.

Stands Wooden Houses With Shutters Torn Down

There Lives A Girl Everybody Calls Patches

Patches My Darling Of Old Shanty Town



We Plan To Marry When June Brought The Summer

I Couldn't Wait To Make Patches My Bride

Now I Don't See How That Ever Can Happen

My Folks Say No, And My Heart Breaks Inside



Patches Oh What Can I Do

I Swear I'll Always Love You

But A Girl From That Place Would Just Bring Me Disgrace

So My Folks Won't Let Me Love You



Each Night I Cry As I Think Of That Shanty

And Pretty Patches There Watching The Door

She Dosn't Know That I Can't Come To See Her

Patches Must Think That I Love Her No More



I Hear A Neighbor Tellin My Father

He Said A Girl Name Of Patches Was Found

Floating Face Down In That Dirty Old River

That Flows By The Coal Yards In Old Shanty Town



Patches Oh What Can I Do

I Swear I'll Always Love You

It May Not Be Right But I'll Join You Tonight

Patches I'm Coming To You.