Well, the river (is), long, deep and wide Woman I love, on the other side I'm gonna move to Kansas City I'm gonna move to Kansas City Gonna move, baby, honey Where they don't want you Well, if I was a catfish swimmin' in the sea
Have all these women!ishin' after me Takes a rockin' chair to rock, rubber ball to roll A brownskin woman to satisfy my soul If I were a jaybird flyin' in the air Build me a nest in some good girl's hair