When the sun goes down we slip out of town
Down where the river flows
We take a sleepin' bag and a bottle of wine
And go rockin' in Rosalee's boat

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
And down the river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat

The night is thrillin' and Rosalee's willin'
We're takin' a midnight flow
We're eatin' fried chicken while the music is playing
On our transistor radio

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
And down the river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat

Rosalee honey, it ain't funny
Your Daddy's gonna murder me
'Cause I'm half drunk and the boat's half sunk
And we're almost to New Orleans

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
As down the river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
And down the river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
And down that river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat

Well the stars are bright and there's a moon out tonight
And down that river we go
And we sure make a lot of waves on the water
Rockin' in Rosalee's boat