Right across the Ohio River you can get your kicks
All the young people are doing it
Down on Bardstown Road we can get some girls
Just bring along your blues and make your money down here
Come on and see what Iâm talking about
Forget what it means to be down and out
When we see you cominâ weâll surely jump and shout
Yes, weâll have a regular, sure gonna have a regular
Good ole time down at the derby ball
Yes, weâre gonna have a good time, itâs true
Oh, youâre gonna see
In that big little city down there in Louisville, what is that to me?
Itâs my home away from home
Come on and take a walk on down to memory lane
You ainât gonna find me down on 4th and Main
Iâm following the ghost of Clifford Hayes
On down to Carpet Alley where his jug band played
Do the Nanny Goat Strut on down to Market Street
The trolley hop, shoâ nuff, man thatâs the place to be
Sunset on the river is a sight to see
Watchinâ the barges moving slowly
Just like a duck on a millpond
Trust me from experience
Fun times, Iâve had a million
Whether falling love down in the Louisville summer
Or walking hand in hand through the Tyler Park tunnel
If life keeps throwing you backwards, man
You know you gotta come on down there to the southern land
Where thereâs a big little city where the bluegrass grows
Itâs got some small town charm just like the bourbon flows
You know the bourbonâs gonna flow like wine