River

River, shining in the sun like a diamond

Running through my veins like lightning, big river

River, calling out my name in the nighttime

River running wild and rolling free

Mama said, “don’t climb that tree”

But the river kept callin out to me

Then I climbed, I climbed so high

Just to see my river shine

And when you roll, ya sing hallelujah

Your water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee

And I see your water shining

And I feel you running free

River, shining in the sun like a diamond

Running through my veins like lightning, big river

River, calling out my name in the nighttime

River running wild and rolling free

The river rolls, she rolls on everyday

And she knows the things she cannot say

And she sees all the seasons fly

All across the tides of time

And when she rolls, she sings hallelujah

Her water flows, through Memphis, Tennessee

And I see her water shining

And I feel you running free

River, shining in the sun like a diamond

Running through my veins like lightning, big river

River, calling out my name in the nighttime

River running wild and rolling free