Lyrics:
The day the river freezesIs the day it won't seem fair'Cause they'll come to get the River LadyAnd I don't think they'll careI know they'll scrape her paint offIn their same old foolish waysNow the people see the riverBut the old ships gone awayWater turns cold and gets ta freezin'Before you even know itThe old girl's easin'Away from her berthRound by the pointAnd out of our viewOff in the mistHer engine's poundin'Like on the banksThat old horn's soundin'A little goodbyeA little I'll do what I must doA little goodbyeA little I'll do what I must doA da da dum, dum, dum, da da da dum dumI know I will rememberWhen I cannot hear that hornThat would roll up by the mountainsAs she took us through the stormI know they've got to take herBut I can't say I approve'Cause she's won so many battlesThat I hate to see her loseWater turns cold and gets ta freezin'Before you even know itThe old girl's easin'Away from her berthRound by the pointAnd out of our viewA little goodbyeA little I'll do, what I must doThe water turns coldAnd gets to freezin'Before you even know itThe old girl's easin'Away from her berth'Round by the pointAnd out of our viewOff in the mistHer engine's poundin'Like on the banksThat old horn's soundin'A little goodbyeA little I'll doWhat I must doA little goodbyeA little I'll doWhat I must doDum da da da-dum...