F ish ain't bitin'
But I don't really care and don't h urry
Like that W abash River there I 'd be drin kin'
Or laying dead s omewhere
If it w asn't for the W abash R iver
I f it wasn't for the Wabash R iver
And this w illow tree and my pole and a l ine
I'd be g oin' crazy as an Indiana c yclone
D rownin' memories of her and c ryin' cryin' cryin'
If it w asn't for the W abash R iver
I'd be goin' o ut off my m ind
I t's so peaceful
Sittin' here beneath my tree Lord I n eed her
Like she o ften needed me life a in't worth i t
Just as far as I can s ee
If it w asn't for the W abash R iver
I f it wasn't for the Wabash R iver
And this w illow tree and my pole and a l ine
I'd be g oin' crazy as an Indiana c yclone
D rownin' memories of her and c ryin' cryin' cryin'
If it w asn't for the W abash R iver
I'd be goin' o ut off my m ind