Woah nelly!

One, two, one, two, three, four
I'm going down to the river
& of course, it smells like shit
Good lord the river smells just like shit
Packed up my bags (bye bye!) & I headed for the famous riverbank
Just had to see for myself just why the river stank

Birds hum, yet the river stank
The birds hummed, yet the river stank
The birds hummed, & the river stank
Oh lord, yes the river stank

The river, it smells like shit
The river, oh lord, yes it smells like shit
The river, oh my god it smells like shit
My god it smells like shit

I won't remember the bayou
This one-train town stinks
"But still I wonder, should I wonder,
Why does the river stink?"

Well, it took a long time for me to see,
that the river, it stank because of me

I'm trying to loosen my load,
but dear god the river stinks (pee-yew!) (pee-yew!)

Well, it took a long time for me to see,
that the river stank because of me, because of me
The river stank because of me
It took a long time for me to see,
that the river stank because of me, oh lord
Please forgive me, lord, I stink
The river, I stink, I stink
I stink like the river, I swam in the water
& the river stinks, oh lord
Good god the river stinks oh lord,
yes, the riverbank stinks,
& the water stinks,
& I assume the fish stink inside the river
water.