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
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,
About the feelings of a river boy
I see her there most every day
But when I stop and try to talk to her
Come away from that river boy
Ain't nothing but a riff -raff,
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'
Good -for -nothin' river boy
Well, this old world don't
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
when you're nothing but a river boy,
just a natural river boy.
