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 you know the sun gonna shine in my back door some day and the wind gonna rise up blow my blues away lil firl i been lovin got hair share like klondike gold she got a mortgage on my soul you know i just to see my pony run if i win some money sure enough i d give you some 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