Sailing up (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)
Up (down), down (up) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

Singing here (singing here), Singing there (singing there)
Here (there), there (here) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

People come (people come), people go (people go)
Come (go), go (come) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

Some are young (some are young), some are old (some are old)
Old (young), young (old) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

You gotta push, kick some tush
Push (tush), tush (push) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

Catching fish (catching fish), catching hell (catching hell)
Hell (fish), fish (hell) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day
Sailing up (sailing up), sailing down (sailing down)
Up (down), down (up!) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day

The river may be dirty now but it's getting cleaner every day