On the south side of town I bury my feet in the waternAnd watch as those boats rise with the tide of the rivernOh, and I remember how she welcomes even sinnersnAnd I know it's safe to lay my head down on that south side of townnnAnd the people they ask menBoy, why'd you come all the way to our streetsnJust to bury your feet in the waternOff the banks of the river so muddynBut to me it's so easy to seenThe river she come and collect my beatnAnd she carries it out to seanAnd hopefully you'll step up your feetnAnd dance to the rhythm of my river and mennAnd I ain't got no woman to lay down by my side tonightnSo let me take comfort in your riversidenOh, come on, babynDon't you dare be shynOur rhythm's beautiful and your banks are all too usefulnSo go on and collect my heartbeat from menLet me feed your rhythmnSplashing 'round as I'm swimmingnBe my company tonightnnOn the south side of town I bury my feet in the waternAnd watch as those boats rise with the tide of the rivernOh, and I remember how she welcomes even sinnersnAnd I know it's safe to lay my head down on that south side of townnnOh, and late at night I, nI can hear my river as she criesnAt the sight of the bright city lightsnAs she recalls older timesnWhen she used to blow out the candlelitnLanterns on the side of the steamboat shipsnAnd after the banjos have all stopped pluckingnAnd all of those fiddles have all stopped strummingnShe will blow her lullabynThrough the hull as the captains close their eyesnHalf-drunk and ready to dreamnHalf-drunk and ready for sleepnnAnd I ain't got no woman to lay down by my side tonightnSo let me take comfort in your riversidenOh, come on, babynDon't you dare be shynYour rhythm's beautiful and your banks are all too usefulnSo go on and collect my heartbeat from menLet me feed your rhythmnSplashing 'round as I'm swimmingnOh, come onnBe my company tonightnAlrightnnOn the south side of town I bury my feet in the waternAnd watch as those boats rise with the tide of the rivernOh, and I remember how she welcomes even sinnersnAnd I know it's safe to lay my head down on that south side of townnnOn that south side of town