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page 1Songs about rivers
The Blue Danube
waltz by Johann Strauss Jr.
Moon River
original song composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
The Song of the Volga Boatmen
Russian folksong
London Calling
1979 single by the Clash
Orinoco Flow
1988 single by Enya
Cry Me a River
original song written and composed by Arthur Hamilton
When the Levee Breaks
song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie (1929), later covered by Led Zeppelin
The Nile Song
original song written and composed by Roger Waters
River Deep – Mountain High
original song written and composed by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector; first recorded by Ike & Tina Turner
Ol' Man River
original show tune composed by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; from the 1927 musical "Show Boat"
The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
Scottish folk song
River
2017 single by Eminem
Waves of the Danube
waltz composed by Iosif Ivanovici in 1880
Yellow River
song by the British band Christie
The duck is floating in Tisza
Ukrainian folk song
The River
song written and composed by Bruce Springsteen; originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen in 1979 and released in 1980
Old Folks at Home
1851 minstrel song written by Stephen Foster
Ferry Cross the Mersey
single
River
the 14th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on October 21, 2009
Green River
original song written and composed by John Fogerty; first recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The River of Dreams
1993 single by Billy Joel
Red River Valley
folk song and cowboy music standard of controversial origins
Oh Shenandoah
American folk song
Take me to the River
original song written and composed by Al Green and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
Swanee
1919 song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar
Banks of the Ohio
American 19th century folk song
Ode to Billie Joe
1967 Bobbie Gentry song
River
original song written, composed, and performed by Joni Mitchell
Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni
Hibari Misora song
Down by the River
original song written and composed by Neil Young
How to Disappear Completely
original song written and composed by Radiohead
The River
Good Charlotte song
Mississippi
song written and composed by Werner Theunissen; originally recorded by Pussycats and released in 1975
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
folk song
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
original song written and composed by Paul Dresser, originally published in 1897
Black Water
1974 single by The Doobie Brothers
Wade in the Water
Negro spiritual
Running Bear
single
Night Boat to Cairo
song by British ska/pop band Madness