Did ya hear the sound of a wipper willow,
Smell the smell of a moonshine still,
Through the top of the clouds,
I call your name,
But the runnin water took you a way

Hear the hown dog's howl,
Throught the cold wind blow,
Through the clouds,
And the coal black smoke,
And the burnin sky i see your face,
Like the runnin water girl you've gone away

Like the runnin water,
Going through your mind,
A new invison,
Of a wilder life

As the boats go by,
Our true love dies

Like the runnin water,
Is so unkind

Tomorrow morining,
I'll bring you home,
If you promise me that you'll never roam,
But the wells gone dry,
And you'll never stay,
Like the running water,
You'll always stray

Like the running water,
You'll always stray

Like the running water,
You'll always stray