old man go to the river
to drop his bale of woes
he could go if he wanted to
it´s just a boat to row you know, whoa
listen to me now...

chorus:
blue river keep right on rollin´
all along the shoreline
keep us safe from the deep
and the dark
we don´t want to stray too far

i spent the day with my old dog mo
walkin´ down an old dirt road
what he´s thinkin´ about
i don´t know
but for him i bet the time
just goes so slow
he´s just a dog you know
listen to me now...

chorus:
blue river keep right on rollin´
all along the shoreline
keep us safe from the deep
and the dark
don´t want to stray too far

young man stands with his ax in his hand
believin´ that the crops are all in
firewood stacked ten by ten
for the wife, the folks, the kids
and all of the kin
and a friend...

chorus:
blue river keep right on rollin´
all along the shoreline
keep us safe from the deep
and the dark
we don´t want to stray too far
we don´t want to stray too far
don´t want to stray too far