Light up a smoke and tell a few jokes
Down on the river, down on the river
And everybody knows we gotta go
Fry 'em all up in a pan
And bait them hooks by hand
No need to worry or get in a hurry
Or we'll have to answer to the man
Down on the river, down on the river, down on the river
Nothing to spend but time

Just some old boys a making a lot of noise

When the sun goes down
Early in the morning take them off the line
Down on the river, down on the river

We'll be back again
And pass the old jug around
We're gonna get right on a Saturday night
We gotta get home while we still got a job

Well, we'll go fishing by the light of the moon
If anyone calls tell them, we're all down on the river