Up a lazy river by the old mill run   Lazy, lazy river in the noon day sun   Linger awhile in the shade of the tree   Throw away your troubles, dream a dream of me      You know, before your sister was born   This is what your Mama did for a living   Music opened a whole new world to me   No matter how bad I feel, no matter how sad or sick I am   I just touched these keys and poof, like magic   I always seemed to feel better   I've always known you had talent, Bobbie   This piano is for you, Charlie worked hard for it   See God wouldn't have made you suffer so much   If you weren't gonna make up for it later      How happy you can be   Up a lazy river with me      Throw away your troubles, baby   Dream a dream with me      Up a lazy river with me      From the halfway mark      To be a star, a big star   You gotta be talented obviously   You gotta be tenacious, have charisma   But most importantly, you've gotta have it   A great intangible and you've got it all, Bobbie   You're gonna be bigger than Sinatra   I'd settle for a little Jolson Mama, Mama, Mama      Ah ah ah, there are blue skies up above   Forever long as we're in love   We'll be up a lazy river   Up a crazy lazy river   Up a lazy river   I ain't goin' your way   Get out of my way   Up a lazy river with me