Roll On New River

[Verse 1]
Got my fishin' pole and some Beanie-weenies
Pocket knife and a ball of string
The water's cold but the fish don't know it
The river's wide and the river's long
How it shines in the morning sun
I'm glad you let me come along to the river

[Chorus]
Roll on New River
Roll on forever
Carry me with you
Roll on

[Verse 2]
The moon comes out on the path to home
Window open and the radio on
Sing along with Bill Monroe together
Kentucky's not so far to go
From these Virginia hills I love
Where the water still runs north in the New River

[Chorus]
Roll on New River
Roll on forever
Carry me with you
Roll on

[Verse 3]
Past the farms and the fields of corn
Past these hills that I adore
Up a winding corridor you travel
Men have tried but never tamed you
I still wonder why they named an old, old place "new"
Like they did New River

[Chorus]
Roll on New River
Roll on forever
Carry me with you
Roll on
Roll on New River
Roll on forever
Carry me with you
Roll on