Billy and the boys went rowing down the river from KS to STL
Put boats and paddles into green water and rowed right through the swells
The sun beat down upon their brows as they sliced from town to town
The old Missouri she's seen a lot in her long, long, long, long time
There's three more boys rowing along with a passion in their mind
Will she be mean? Will she be kind? We will wait and see
Billy, Paul and Jeffrey, the clouds are building up
Say goodbye to the sun, put rain jackets on, now's no time for fun
The action is heating up as the temperature's cooling down
Rowing, rowing, rowing as the storm rolls away
The dappled water turns to glass as sunlight comes to play
Billy and the men went rowing down the river from KS to STL
The three of them proved their mettle at the end of the river war
Against the odds they made the trip to take comfort on the shore