It's the only life that I know.
and I hear it wherever I go.
They call me river boy, river boy,
a good -for -nothin' river boy
when you're nothin' 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
the people call out to me,
and they say, River Boy, hey River Boy,
got any fish today there, River Boy?
but nobody cares about the feelings
I see her there every day
But when I try to talk to her
Come away from that river boy
Nothin' but a riff -raff and river boy
No girl of mine's gonna waste her time
So I head my boat back up the river
Back to my old fishing place
I'm afraid this old river's
From the tears running down my face
I'm nothing but a river boy, river boy
A good -for -nothin' river boy
When you're nothing but a river boy
When you're nothing but a river boy
