[Intro] I was born and raised on the river Its the only life that I know People round here have put a name on me And I hear it wherever I go [Chorus] They call me river boy, river boy Good for nothin river boy This old world dont hold a whole lot of joy When youre nothing but a river boy [Verse] I do a lot of fishin on the river To make my livin you see When I take my catch to the market place The people call out to me And they say, river boy, hey river boy You got any fish today there, river boy I sell my ware, but nobody cares About the feelings of the river boy Theres a pretty girl works at the market place I see her there everyday But when I try to talk to her I can hear her papa say Come away from that River boy, hes a river boy Nothing but riffraff, them river boys No girl of mine is going towaste her time On a good for nothing river boy So I head my boat back up the river Back to my old fishing place Im afraid this old rivers gonna overflow From the tears afalling down my face Im nothing but a river boy, river boy A good for nothing river boy This old world dont hold a whole lot of joy When youre nothing but a river boy River boy, river boy A good for nothing river boy River boy [fade]You might also like
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