Little brown river
Watch it roll
Smooth and slow
Oh, steady as she goes
Shallow and cold
I would drink that river dry
If whiskey would let me say goodbye
Just one more time
And I would swim that river far
If it spat me out wherever you are

Little brown river
I was married on your shores
'Cause of course
That little brown river
Means more than most
Such a friendly boast
Your turtles are a-layin' out
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Ducks a-playin
Trees are swayin
And your fish they keep on swimmin'
To whatever they feel they are missin'
So keep on driftin'

I have seen your eagles fly
And herons fish and red-tails cry
Above my kayak
And his ashes are a-drifitn' down a river where we kissed
And I'm sure she misses 'em
Ah, she misses 'em

Little brown river
Little brown river
Little brown river, oh
Little brown river
Little brown river
Oh, brown river
Oh, brown river
Little brown river
Little brown river
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Little brown river
Won't you deliver
Little brown river
Oh, brown river
Little brown river

Little brown river, little brown river
Little brown river