Russ morgan cruising down the river lyrics

CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER (On a Sunday Afternoon) 

 Blue Baron/Russ Morgan 

 - words and music by Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton, two middle-aged women 

 who wrote the song to win a British songwriting contest in 1945 

 - sung by the crew of H.M.S. Amethyst as it made its historic dash down the 

 Yangtze River in 1949 

  

 Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon 

 With one you love, the sun above waiting for the moon 

 The old accordian playing a sentimental tune 

 Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon 

 The birds above all sing of love, a gentle sweet refrain 

 The winds around all make a sound like softly falling rain 

 Just two of us together, we'll plan a honeymoon 

 Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon