We'll Take the Boat to the Riverside

(Let the Time Just Slip Away)

CHORUS

We'll take the boat to the riverside,
Put it in the water, take it for a ride,
We'll put the paddles in the boat and our feet over the side,
And let the time just slip away.
-(REPEAT)-

VERSE 1

You' got to watch out for the college fund,
You' got to watch out for retirement, son,
You' got to watch out for your savings plan,
Before the tax man takes it away.

I' been watching all that since the day I was grown,
I' been watching it come, and I watch it go,
I' been watching it 'till the kids are grown,
And now the time has slipped away.

-REPEAT CHORUS-

VERSE 2

You' got to watch out for the water snakes,
You' got to watch out for the gators,
You' got to watch out for the lines you bait,
Before the fish just take it away.
2nd time-    [turtle come and take it away]

I' been watching all that since I got in the boat,
I keep an eye on the river with one eye closed,
But I'm still gonna just sit back and float,
And let the time just slip away.

-REPEAT ALL-

-REPEAT CHORUS (2x)-

CODA

And let the time just slip away.
And let the time just slip away.
And let the time just slip, let the river just slip,
Let the fish just slip, let the gator just slip,
Let the snake just slip, let the turtle just slip,
Let the worry just slip, let the river just slip,
Let the time just slip away.