[Verse 1]
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You throw it in the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah

[Verse 2]
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You throw it in the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah

[Chorus]
River, she come down
River, she come down

[Verse 3]
You travel on the river
You travel on the river
You travel on the river
You travel on the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah

[Verse 4]
You travel on the river
You travel on the river
You travel on the river
You travel on the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah
[Chorus]
River, she come down
River, she come down

[Verse 5]
My home's across the river
My home's across the river
My home's across the river
My home's across the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah

[Verse 6]
My home's across the river
My home's across the river
My home's across the river
My home's across the water
Oh, oh, Hanaah

[Chorus]
River, she come down
River, she come down

[Verse 7]
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You throw it in the water