way down upon sycamore slough a white man sings the blues selling roses of paper mache with flecks of starlight dew i swiped a bunch and threw it your way where hazy moonlight glowed way down down along lazy river road way down upon shadowfall ward end of the avenue run hide seek in your own backyard mama s backyard won t do all night long i sang love s sweet song down where the water flowed way down down along lazy river road moonlight wails as hound dogs bay but never quite catch the tune stars fall down in buckets like rain till there ain t no standing room bright blue boxcars train by train clatter where dreams unfold way down down along lazy river road way down upon seminole square belly of the river tide call for me and i will be there for the price of a taxi ride night double clutches into today like a truck downshifting its load way down down along lazy river road thread the needle right through the eye the thread that runs so true all the others i let pass by i only wanted you never cared for careless love but how your bright eyes glowed way down down along lazy river road