The Anyway River is turbid and deep,
It's awfully salty, there's no need to weep.
The flashing reflections look strange and obscure.
I see all this madness, but who is the doer?

The water [bad word] much quicker than time,
You won't get a shilling, you won't get a dime.

Never go alone with the stream of the Anyway River! 

The Anyway River is getting you down,
It's storming, and hissing, and turning you round,
Creating illusions and breaking your smile.
Hey, riverside people, please, give me your sign!

The water [bad word] much quicker than time,
You won't get a shilling, you won't get a dime.

Never go alone with the stream of the Anyway River! 

The Anyway River is getting you down,
It's storming, and hissing, and turning you round,
The water [bad word] much quicker than time,
You won't get a shilling, you won't get a dime.

Hey, riverside people, please, give me your sign!  
Hey, riverside people, please, give me your sign!

Never go alone with the stream of the Anyway River!