If the river were whiskey
I would be a diving duck
If the river were whiskey
I would be a diving duck
I would swim to the bottom but drink to go up

If you were a good woman
I would never have to wander
If you were a good woman
I would never have to wander
I would give up drinking whiskey and I would always stay home

River go to ocean, ocean go to sea
Why aren't you a good woman
A mystery to me
River go to ocean, ocean go to sea
And like a fish has to swim, you have to make a fool of me

If the river were whiskey
I would be a diving duck
If the river were whiskey
I would be a diving duck
I would swim to the bottom but drink to go up