O Cumberland River

Built a little shanty by the Cumberland River

But the rainstorm started and the water did rise

Wildcat winds and ten foot rollers lordy

Bless my soul, it was a hell of a ride

Eyes popped open I was laying on the levy

Lord I ain't got to heaven but I feel alright

Smallmouth jumping I'm rolling up something

Gonna throw a little high water party tonight

O Cumberland River

Flowing through the heart of a guitar town

O Cumberland River

Can't you hear me singing your song

Can't you hear me singing your song

John boat plowing up the deep green water

Looky yonder comes Jimmy with the Sly Rye beer

Five string floating in the Tennessee sun

Always sounds a little muddy when we pick it down here

She runs wild, fast and free

Born in the mountains up in Kentucky

Heading for the falls of the Ohio

Asking me darling, don't you wanna go?

O Cumberland River

Flowing through the heart of a guitar town

O Cumberland River

Can't you hear me singing your song

Can't you hear me singing your song

Bonfire burning on the banks of the river

All the girls come running when they smell the fish fry

Barefoot dancing when we dip into the water

I'll be loving this river 'til the day I die

Locks and dams weren't made to last

There's nothing we can build to ever hold her back

She can't be held by the hands of man

The Cumberland River is gonna rise again

O Cumberland River

Flowing through the heart of a guitar town

O Cumberland River

Can't you hear me singing your song

Can't you hear me singing your song