a 1922 popular song words by Sidney Clarke and Alfred Bryan music by Cliff Friend
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Lyrics
There’s a place where the moon
Hides its face when you spoon
Down where the river is flowing
That’s where the lovers are going
Nice little place where they raise Cain
A brand new lover’s lane
Chorus
Every night you’ll find them spooning, by the riverside
You can see them honeymooning, by the riverside
The trees invite them, mosquitoes bite them
Right on the benches, that is where the fun commences
Summer season is so pleasin’, by the riverside
Just like Postum there’s a reason, why they’re satisfied
The campers camp there, the vampers vamp there
Boys get tan the girls get sunburnt, down by the riverside
Chorus
You’ll find all the dippy dappers, by the riverside
Flipping with the flippy flappers, by the riverside
Tho’ it’s not raining, it’s hard explaining
Why girls and fellows, hide behind those big umbrellas
In the water they meander, by the riverside
Nature’s grand but they feel grander, Cupid is their guide
His heart’s a-fire, with love’s desire
But she’s busy eating peanuts, down by the riverside