If the river were whiskey I would be a diving duck If the river were whiskey I would be a diving duck I would swim to the bottom but drink to go up If you were a good woman I would never have to wander If you were a good woman I would never have to wander I would give up drinking whiskey and I would always stay home River go to ocean, ocean go to sea Why aren't you a good woman A mystery to me River go to ocean, ocean go to sea And like a fish has to swim, you have to make a fool of me If the river were whiskey I would be a diving duck If the river were whiskey I would be a diving duck I would swim to the bottom but drink to go up