River town, it's pretty little, It's high on the side and it sinks in the middle. When the rain comes down, the river rolls up, Fills all the low spots, all over town {} Get down river, river get down, won't you Get down river, river get down Once again you have messed up this old town Get down river, get {Intro} Down {Verse} To the far side of town's where I want to go, To see my honey, but I don't know Looks like I'll have to row, It's like the gulf of mexico, down by the Texaco {} {Break} {Intro} {Verse} You can drown down-town when the water is high It's been happenin' here since I was a child There ain't nothing you can do to stop it Just hope for the best and mop up the rest