Cruising down the river (on a sunday afternoon)blue baron/russ morgan- words and music by eily beadell and nell tollerton, two middle-aged women who wrote the song to win a british songwriting contest in 1945- sung by the crew of h.m.s. amethyst as it made its historic dash down the yangtze river in 1949cruising down the river on a sunday afternoonwith one you love, the sun above waiting for the moonthe old accordian playing a sentimental tunecruising down the river on a sunday afternoonthe birds above all sing of love, a gentle sweet refrainthe winds around all make a sound like softly falling rainjust two of us together, we'll plan a honeymooncruising down the river on a sunday afternoon