I've Been Floating Down The Old Green River
Composer(s): Joe Cooper; Bert Kalmar
Performer(s): Johnny Mercer
and multiple other artists



Half past four, Dan Mc Graw, came sneak-ing to his wif-ey's door
She'd been wait-ing up all night, Wait-ing for him to go to bed
Dan-ny smiled, like a child, but his wif-ey grew very wild
Where have you been all night long?, she cried
And this is what Dan-ny re-plied

I've been float-ing down the old green riv-er on the good ship Rock and Rye
But I floated to far, I got stuck on a bar
I was out there a-lone, wish-ing that I was home
The ship got wrecked with the captain and crew
And there was on-ly one thing left to do
So I had to drink the whole green riv-er dry
to get back home to you
(Repeat chorus)

Do you think she bought his story?