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 she'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 she's getting cleaner every day

People comе (people come), pеople 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 she's getting cleaner every day

Garbage here (garbage here), garbage there (garbage there)
Here (there), there (here) - up and down the river
Sailing on - stopping all along the way
The river may be dirty now but she'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 she'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 she's getting cleaner every day
What did you just say?
The river may be dirty now but she's getting cleaner every day

Oh, tell me now once again
The river may be dirty now but she's getting cleaner every day