Standing by a riverside    A river so deep and so wide    Current's too strong for only one man    I know because I tried       I got eight oars -    four on either side    Is there anybody with me    Eight hands four willing hearts    Won't someone answer my plea       Well I got in the boat    I stayed afloat    Some way across I was tiring    Well I need someone to help me    to get to the other side       Along came son of Alabama south    He said "I heard you calling    If you don't mind the colour of my skin    I'll help you not to fall in"       Then suddenly Joe from out of Tokyo    "If my eyes don't make you nervous    I used to handle a junk back home"    Said 'Can I be of service'       Well we got in the boat    we stayed afloat    Halfway across we were tiring    We got to row this boat together    to get to the other side       Two more oars    only one seat left    One more person to lean on    A brotherhood boat to a land called home    with our share of freedom       Got in the boat    stayed afloat    There's no need to be tiring    We rowed this boat together    Happiness meets the other side    We rowed this boat together    Happiness meets the other side    We rowed this boat together    Happiness meets the other side