I was born and
raised on the river,
it's the only life that I know
People around here put a name on me,
and I hear it wherever I go
They call me River Boy, River Boy
Good for nothing, River Boy
Well, this old world don't
hold a whole lot of joy
When you're nothing but a River Boy
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
They say, hey, river boy, hey, river boy
You got any fish today, river boy?
Well, they want my wares,
but nobody cares
About the feelings of a river boy
There's a pretty girl
who works in the market
I see her there most every day
But when I stop and try to talk to her
I can hear her daddy say
Come away from that river boy
He's a river boy
Ain't nothing but a riff -raff,
him river boys
No gal of mine is gonna waste her time
I'm a good -for -nothin' river boy
So I head my boat up the river
Back to my old fishing place
Afraid I'll make this old river overflow
With the tears a -fallin'
down my face
Nothin' but a river boy
River boy
Good -for -nothin' river boy
Well, this old world don't
hold a whole lot of joy
when you're nothing but a river boy.
They call me river boy, river boy,
good for nothing, river boy.
Well, this old world don't
hold a whole lot of joy
when you're nothing but a river boy,
just a natural river boy.