We used to have a mighty big river
There's a poet we all called Banjo
Who wrote a legend about a ride
And part of our nation's pride
We used to learn the poem at school
I'm hopin' the hell we still do
Means a lot to me and you
But what about a mighty big river
That used to flow wide and strong
But we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river
We rowed a little boat to get home
I wish we'd left the snow
But that's a romantic notion,
Soon we'll be paying for rain,
You can't have a river these days,
if they don't get a piece of the pie
But the snowy river people are saying,
we can't let the snowy die
Yeah, what about a mighty big river
That used to flow wide and strong
But we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river
We rode a little boat to get home
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone
Now, banjo, don't roll over
We haven't given up the fight
I've got a deep down feeling
The snowy river people are right
us humans have got a cheek
To leave her high and dry
and dribble like a little creek
Yeah, what about a mighty big river
that used to flow wide and strong
but we all know today we were wrong
We used to have a mighty big river,
we rode a little boat to get home
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone
I wish we'd left the snowy river alone
