O give to me a winding stream It must not be too wide Where waving leaves of maple trees Would meet from either side The water must be deep enough To float a small canoe With no one else but you Do not disturb My waking dream The splendor of That winding stream Flower in my canoe Her eyes they look me through A maiden fair with golden hair Looks very much like you The sparkling trout beneath the bank Doth leave his hiding place Kingfisher from the bough above So eager to give chase The spreading branches overhead The sunrise peeping through And looking, dear, at you Do not disturb My waking dream The splendor of That winding stream Flower in my canoe Her eyes they look me through A maiden fair with golden hair Looks very much like you