Oh you don't get something for nothing You won't get wise With the sleep still in your eyes Waiting for the winds of change To sweep the clouds away Waiting for the rainbow's end To cast its gold your way Countless ways You pass the days

If I live to see the seven wonders I'll make a path to the rainbow's end I'll never live to match the beauty again So long ago But if our paths never cross The rainbow's end Certain place Certain time You touched my hand

Two drifters off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbows end Waiting round the band My huckleberry friend, moon river Moon river wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style someday Old dream maker, you

How can a poor boy get this message to you? Had my congregation, had my flock When I was a shepherd of men Chased the wild goose, chased the pot of gold Chased the rainbows end How can a poor boy deliver this message to you? How can a poor boy? You don't

Oh dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters off to see the world There's such a lot of world We're after the same rainbows And, waiting round the bend My huckleberry friend

Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style someday Wherever you're going, I'm going your way Two drifters off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end Waitin' 'round the bend My huckleberry