Lost river hides--Rivière Perdue.Between steep banks of slaty shale,Known but to Emile's sullen crew.
'Tis a strange stream that meets their view,Among its rushes, starved and pale,Lost River hides--Rivière Perdue!
To where it goes there seems no clue,It follows some mysterious trailKnown but to Emile's sullen crew,
And even they fail to pursueFarther than lonely Ste. Adèle,Lost River hides--Rivière Perdue,
Perchance a secret shared by few,Some sorry deed--so runs the tale--Known but to Emile's sullen crew.
Thus comes it, silence fills the blue,No song is heard, no friendly hail.Lost River hides--Rivière Perdue!Known but to Emile's sullen crew.
