You take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you throw it in the water,
Oh, oh, Hanaah

You take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you throw it in the water,
Oh, oh, Hanaah

River, she come down
River, she come down

You travel on the river,
you travel on the river,
you travel on the river,
you travel on the water,
Oh, Oh, Hanaah

You travel on the river,
you travel on the river,
you travel on the river,
you travel on the water,
Oh, Oh, Hanaah

River, she come down
River, she come down

My home's across the river,
my home's across the river
My home's across the river,
my home's across the water
Oh, Oh, Hanaah

My home's across the river,
my home's across the river
My home's across the river,
my home's across the water
Oh, Oh, Hanaah

River, she come down
River, she come down
You take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you take a stick of bamboo,
you throw it in the water