if the river was whiskey i would be a diving duck if the river was whiskey i would be a diving duck i would swim to the bottom but i would drink my way up if you were a good woman i would never have to roam if you were a good woman i would never have to roam i d give up drinking whiskey and i would always stay at home river go to the ocean ocean go to the sea why you ain t no good woman a mystery to me river go to the ocean ocean go to the sea and like a fish has got to swim you ve got to make a fool out of me if the river was whiskey i would be a diving duck if the river was whiskey i would be a diving duck i would swim to the bottom but i would drink my way up