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