O h you wild raging river like my w oman's lips you lure me
P ipe-p iper of the desert r oll on to the s ea
Y ou're the s ame at noon or midnight and I f ollow where you go
B ut you're p lanning no returning you w ild Colorad o
I f I h ad no love of life I'd bec ome part of your flow
B ut I fear the place you'd take me you w ild Colorad o
O h you wild raging river from t he fountains of the mountains
Y ou r ipple down the v alley growin g wide and swift and deep
W ith what power you cut your canyons how long ago
Y ou're as wayward as my woman yo u wil d Col orado
I f I h ad no love of life I'd bec ome part of your flow
B ut I fear the place you'd take me you w ild Colorad o