Down By The River
Timothy B. Schmit Lyrics

Let's go down by the river
Come with me to the river

Watch the river light
See the reflection of the light shining on the river

Big old paddle wheeler
A large boat with a wheel used for propulsion

Rolling through the southern night
Moving down the river during the night in the south

No need in talking you know how I feel
No need to say anything, you understand how I feel

Every time that I'm with you, you make it all so real
Whenever I am with you, you make everything genuine and authentic

Moon breaks on the water, everything is right
The moonlight glimmers on the water, and everything feels perfect

Let's go down by the river tonight
Let's go to the river this evening

Watch the ships come in
Observe the ships entering the harbor

Every time I'm in New Orleans
Whenever I'm in New Orleans

I feel like I'm in love again
I feel like I'm in love all over again

Good band is playing, night is rolling on
A great band is performing, and the night is passing quickly

Let's get into the music until the night is gone
Let's completely immerse ourselves in the music until the night ends

Love you till you're shining, oh my what a sight
I will love you until you glow, it will be a beautiful image

Down in New Orleans
In New Orleans

You know they let the good times roll on forever
They keep the good times going on forever

Never say never
Don't ever say it can't happen

Down in New Orleans
In New Orleans

You know they do it till it's all right - tight
They do it until it's satisfactory and has a strong feeling

Oh my what a night
What a fabulous night

I've been out in this big world
I have traveled this large world

I've done everything
I have experienced everything

Still nobody does it
However, no one does it

Like they do in New Orleans
As they do it in New Orleans

They wake up dancing - dance until they sleep
They start their day dancing and continue dancing until they fall asleep

Living on their feeling - they know life won't keep
Living life on their instinct and intuition as they know it is temporary

Honey bring your new shades - morning comes up bright
Bring your new sunglasses because the morning will be bright

When you're down by the river all night
When you spend the whole night at the river