I got me a river, but Lord knows it's wide

I got me a river, and Lord knows it's wide

But I'm not going back, no, over to the other side

You know I'm not going back, no, over to the other side

I got me a boat and painted her blue and white

I got me an old boat and painted her blue and white

I'm gonna take her down to the riverside and take my boat for a ride

Yeah I'm gonna go down to that riverside and take my boat for a ride

and you can come on, come on

I got me a river, she runs right downtown

Gonna jump on in to her muddy water to see if I just don't drown

I'm gonna throw myself to her muddy water, to see if I just don't drown

Cause I got me a river, Lord knows it's wide

I got me a river, Lord knows it's wide

But I'm not going back, no, over to the other

I ain't going back no, over to the other,

no I ain't going back over to the other side