I crossed the great divide back in eighty-nine
I was looking for a way to put my past behind
Then I found my heart on the shores of the Coeur d'Alene
She was playin' with the ducks and geese in the pourin' rain
This princess was a treasure, that I knew
Dark braided hair and her eyes like sparklin' pools
But the job I took was on the coast, I can't stay
I had to leave my heart on the shores of the Coeur d'Alene
Spokane River, bring my love to me
She's ridin' in a boat that her daddy carved out of a tree
Down to the Columbia, all the way out to the sea
Spokane River, bring my love to me
It's been so long since I held my heart near
So I wrote her a letter saying "Princess, don't you fear"
Just ride that river it'll bring you straight to me
I'll be standin' on the bank every day prayin' that I see
Spokane River, bring my love to me
She's ridin' in a boat that her daddy carved out of a tree
Down to the Columbia, all the way out to the sea
Spokane River, bring my love to me
Spokane River, bring my love to me
