Muziek: Dick van Altena / Tekst: Dick van Altena

So wild and dark
Thunder’d boom
And dogs would bark
But we had no fear and fell asleep
Under a ragin’ moon
Cause mama said
‘Hush son pretty soon

     You’ll roll on down the river of peace
     Set the sail to the friendly breeze’

Brother and me we pulled our weight
And we did our share
Times were hard
And the fields were bare
Daddy said ‘You gotta weed
And you gotta sow
‘Fore you can harvest
Rest and roll

     Roll on down the river of peace
     Set the sail to the friendly breeze
     As long as there’s you’s
     As long as there’s me’s
     Man will sail the river of peace

     Roll on down the river of peace
     Set the sail to the friendly breeze

Daddies frown and sons set out
And babies cry
Mamas sit
And wonder why
Though man still runs and guns still blast
And wars still blaze
I do believe
That one fine day

     We’ll roll on down the river of peace
     Set the sail to the friendly breeze

     Roll on down the river of peace
     Set the sail to the friendly breeze

     As long as there’s you’s
     As long as there’s me’s
     Man will sail the river of peace