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
Garbage here (singing here), garbage 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 come (people come), people 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
Some are young (some are young), some are old (some are old)
Old (young), young (old) - 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
You gotta push, kick some tush
Push (tush), tush (push) - 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)
Fish (hell), hell (fish) - 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 he say?
The river may be dirty now but she's getting cleaner every day
Excuse me, what did he say?
The river may be dirty now but she's getting cleaner every day
Sailin’ Up, Sailin’ Down was written by Lorre Wyatt & Jimmy Reed.