Row, row, row your boat,
gently down the creek.
You might get your bottom wet
if you spring a leak.

Row, row, row your boat,
gently ’round the lake.
Don’t stand up and rock the boat,
that's a big mistake.

Row, row, row your boat,
gently down the stream,
until you hit the waterfall—
then you’ll start to scream. Aaiiieee!

Text © Bruce Lansky and Bill Dodds, reprinted from Oh My Darling, Porcupine, published by Meadowbrook Press. Illustration © Stephen Carpenter. Any copying or use of this poem or illustration without consent is unlawful.