There's a river, a river,
a muddy, muddy river
That rolls right by my door
There says my woman
don't think she ain't
A little bit of devil, a little bit of saint
I wanna kiss her but I know I can't
Cross the muddy, muddy,
muddy, muddy river
Cross the muddy, muddy,
muddy, muddy, river
There's a river, a river, a muddy, river
That rolls right by my door
There's a river, a river, a muddy, river
That rolls right by my door
There sits my woman on the other side
Friar tears, she can't hide I can't
walk and I can't ride
Across the muddy, muddy,
muddy, muddy river
Across the muddy, muddy, muddy,
river
There's a river, a river, a muddy, river
That rolls right by my door
There's a river, a river,
a muddy, muddy river
That rolls right by my door
This is my woman, she knows I'm late
Hope her love don't turn to hate
Just how long will a woman wait
On a muddy, muddy, river
On a muddy, muddy, muddy,
muddy, river
There's a river, a river, a mighty,
mighty river
There's a river, a river,
a mighty, mighty river