River river river river Plenty of water in this world For all the flowers and the flies Water flowing down the river Salmon swimming up the river Boatmen working on the river People are fishing in the river Yippi-i-ay yippi-i-o I wonder where that old river goes Holy mackeral holy cow I wonder where that old river is now Poor man working on the river He works all day so he can sleep at night The weekend comes he goes fishing then But his luck is bad the fish don't bite Water flowing to the ocean Through cities and towns along the way Poor man drowns in the river It carries his body far away Yippi-i-ay yippi-i-o I wonder where old man river goes Holy mackeral holy cow I wonder where that old river is now River river river river Plenty of water in this world For all the flowers and the flies Sewage flowing down the river Carp are swimming up the river Mattress is floating on the river People are drowning in the river Yippi-i-ay yippi-i-o I wonder where that old river goes Holy mackeral holy cow I wonder where that old river is now