Chorus

On the sandy banks of a mountain stream,

Living my life free and unseen.

 

1.

I build my home on a mountain top,

House of wood and a fireplace of rock.

I go up and down on the river all day,

And sit at night by the fireplace.

 

2.

I went into town just to get me a girl,

That’s all I needed to complete my world.

I brought her back to my mountain home.

I thought she’d like it among the trees and stones.

 

Bridge

But the winter was cold, and she just complained

About the bitter wind, the snow and the rain.

I thought surely ‘fore the springtime came,

She’d go back to the city again.

 

3.

But she stayed on til the river thawed,

Til the flowers bloomed and the bluebirds called.

And now, she sees the sense of it all,

Living with me by the waterfall.

 

Chorus

On the sandy banks of a mountain stream,

Living my life free and unseen.

 

On the sandy banks of a mountain stream,

Living my life, living a dream.