Old man go to the river   To drop his bale of woes   He could go if he wanted to   It's just a boat to row you know, whoa   listen to me now...      Chorus:   Blue river keep right on rollin'   All along the shoreline   Keep us safe from the deep   And the dark   We don't want to stray too far      I spent the day with my old dog mo   Walkin' down an old dirt road   What he's thinkin' about   I don't know   But for him i bet the time   Just goes so slow   He's just a dog you know   Listen to me now...      Chorus:   Blue river keep right on rollin'   All along the shoreline   Keep us safe from the deep   And the dark   Don't want to stray too far      Young man stands with his ax in his hand   Believin' that the crops are all in   Firewood stacked ten by ten   For the wife, the folks, the kids   And all of the kin   And a friend...      Chorus:   Blue river keep right on rollin'   All along the shoreline   keep us safe from the deep   And the dark   We don't want to stray too far   We don't want to stray too far   Don't want to stray too far