Fish ain't biting
But I don't really care
In no hurry
Like that Wabash River there
I'd be drinking
Or laying dead somewhere
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
And this willow tree and my pole and a line
I'd be going crazy
As an Indiana cyclone
Drowning memories of her
And crying, crying, crying
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
I'd be going out of my mind
It's so peaceful
Sitting here beneath my tree
Lord, I need her
Like she often needed me
Life ain't worth it
Just as far as I can see
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
And this willow tree and my pole and a line
I'd be going crazy
As an Indiana cyclone
Drowning memories of her
And crying, crying, crying
If it wasn't for the Wabash River
I'd be going out of my mind