There's a man back home with a great big house
Cadillac sittin' all around
And there's an Indian boy in New Mexico
Has to sleep on the cold, cold ground
But let it ride, let it ride
Don't start to rockin' the boat
But let it ride, let it ride
And if it don't sink, it'll float
There's a little crippled girl, can't walk anymore
Needs new braces for her feet
Her daddy can't bow, he's crippled too
He can't get a job like me
But let it ride, let it ride
Don't start to rockin' the boat
But let it ride, let it ride
And if it don't sink, it'll float
There's a big politician up in Washington
Got elected cause he tells funny jokes
There's a teenage boy fightin'
There's a big politician up in Washington
There's a big politician up in Washington
There's a big politician up in Washington
Let it ride, let it ride
And if it don't sink, it'll float
But let it ride, let it ride
Don't start to rockin' the boat