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 listen to me now Blue River keep right on rollin All along the shore line Keep us safe from the deep and the dark Cause we don't want to stray too far Spent the day with my old dog Mo Down an old dirt road What he's thinking lord I don't know But for him bet the time must go so slow Don't you know Blue River keep right on rollin All along the shore line Keep us safe from the deep and the dark Cause we don't want to stray too far Harmonica break Young Rob stands with his ax in his hand Believin that the crops are in Fire wood stacked ten by ten For the wife the folks the kids All of the kin and a friend listen to me now Blue River keep right on rollin All along the shore line Keep us safe from the deep and the dark Cause we don't want to stray too far From Eric Andersen "Blue River LP" Columbia Records 1972 copyright 1971 by Wind And Sand Music.