() There's a Lost River that flows () goes Where the () rush Rumbles () hush Gone far from there () now Lord, () how To where the () winds In the () pines Chorus 1: () back To the () stove Where the () stacked Oh Quebec girl, go with () me Oh my () -lis Where the () winds In the () pines Now everybody knows Where that Lost River flows It's someplace he's lost Behind bridges that he's crossed Well, he'd like to return But his bridges are all burned And he's much too far down To return to higher ground Chorus 2: Oh Lost River, far over the ridge Now is it too late For me to build me a new bridge To the bright golden time When her love was still mine And the world was still wild Like the heart of a child Repeat Chorus 1 Tag: Where the Lost River winds In the shadow of the pines