[Verse 1] Well take me downtown where the cold wind blows Under them iron bridge rails Saturday morn and the bagpipes cry While the city lifts its sails Boats come driftin’ slow and low By the towers of concrete and steel Then a splash of dye in the rolling tide And the whole wide river turns green [Chorus] Rollin’, rollin’ down the Chicago River Laughin’ in the springtime sun When the pipes start playin’ and the crowds start swayin’ You know Saint Paddy’s day’s begun Oh the water shines like a shamrock shiver Right through the heart of the town Yeah the Chicago River runs bright green today While the parade rolls around [Verse 2] Hear the drums beat loud on Columbus Drive See the dancers kick in the street Old men cheer with a pint of stout While the kids wave flags to the beat Wind off the lake cuts sharp and cold But nobody seems to care ’Cause the river glows like emerald gold And the music fills the air [Chorus] Rollin’, rollin’ down the Chicago River Laughin’ in the springtime sun When the pipes start playin’ and the crowds start swayin’ You know Saint Paddy’s day’s begun Oh the water shines like a shamrock shiver Right through the heart of the town Yeah the Chicago River runs bright green today While the parade rolls around [Bridge] From the bridges high to the tavern doors You can hear that old cheer ring For a day the gray turns emerald bright When the river runs Irish green [Final Chorus] Rollin’, rollin’ down the Chicago River Through the wind and the laughing crowd Hear the fiddles cry and the whistles fly And the whole darn city’s proud Oh the water shines like a shamrock shiver Under the skyline crown Yeah the Chicago River runs bright green today While the parade rolls around
