Lyrics:

I'll Never Swim Kern River Again.
it Was There That I Met Her.
it Was There That I Lost My Best Friend.
and Now I Live In The Mountains.
i Drifted Up Here With The Wind.
and I May Drown In Still Water,
but I'll Never Swim Kern River Again.
i Grew Up In An Oil Town,
but My Gusher Never Came In.
and The River Was A Boundary,
where My Darlin' And I Used To Swim.
one Night In The Moonlight,
the Swiftness Swept Her Life Away.
and Now I Live On Lake Shasta,
and Lake Shasta Is Where I Will Stay.

there's The South San Joaquin,
where The Seeds Of The Dust Bowl Are Found.
and There's A Place Called Mount Whitney,
from Where The Mighty Kern River Comes Down.
now, It's Not Deep Nor Wide,
but It's A Mean Piece Of Water, My Friend.
and I May Cross On The Highway,
but I'll Never Swim Kern River Again.

i'll Never Swim Kern River Again.
it Was There That I Met Her.
it Was There That I Lost My Best Friend.
and Now I Live In The Mountains.
i Drifted Up Here With The Wind.
and I May Drown In Still Water,
but I'll Never Swim Kern River Again.
instrumental Break.

i'll Never Swim Kern River Again.
an' It Was There That I Met Her.
it Was There That I Lost My Best Friend.
now I Live In The Mountains.
i Drifted Up Here With The Wind.
and I May Drown In Still Water,
but I'll Never Swim Kern River Again.