I met my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by that riverside I met my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Well, I asked her for a little kiss Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by that riverside I asked her for a little kiss Down by the riverside Down by the riverside She said: "Have patience, little man I'm sure you'll understand I hardly know you're name," I said: "If I can have my way Maybe some sweet day My name and yours will be the same," I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Way down by the riverside Down by that riverside I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Way down by the riverside Down by that riverside She said: "Have patience, little man I'm sure you'll understand I hardly know you're name," I said: "If I can have my way Maybe some sweet day My name and yours will be the same," I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Way down by the riverside Down by that riverside I'd wed my little bright-eyed doll Down by the riverside Way down by the riverside Down by that riverside