The river is up, and the channel is deep,
The wind is steady and strong.
O won't we have a jolly good time
As we go sailing along.
Chorus:
Down the river, O down the river,
O down the river we go-o-o
Down the river, O down the river
O down the O-hi-o.
The river is up, and the channel is deep,
The wind is steady and strong.
O Dinah put the hoe-cake on,
As we go sailing along.
The river is up, and the channel is deep,
The wind is steady and strong.
The waves do splash from shore to shore,
As we go rolling along.