Jimmy's in a lifeboat tryin' to stay afloat His hands are in his pockets, his heart is in his throat Jimmy builds a fire on a block of ice Jimmy's turning left, but the world is turning right Right Down around the painted parlor Out behind the old arcade Searching for the holy water, gonna cool the pain Wishing on Egyptian river Anywhere the river takes Dirty old river town where the dragon waits Don't you go down Jimmy, Jimmy Where the dragon waits Don't you go down Where the dragon waits ♪ Mama says he's crazy, daddy doesn't care Baby's in the bathroom fixing up his hair His hair, his hair Down around the painted parlor Out behind the old arcade Searching for the holy water, gonna cool the pain Wishing on Egyptian river Anywhere the river takes Dirty old river town where the dragon waits Don't you go down Jimmy, Jimmy Where the dragon waits Oh, don't you go down Jimmy, Jimmy Where the dragon waits ♪ You never know, you never know, you never know You never know, you never know, you never know No, don't you go down Jimmy, Jimmy Where the dragon waits No, don't you go down, down, down, down Where the dragon waits ♪ You never know, you never know, you never know You never know, you never know, you never know You never know, you never know, you never know You never know, never know, never know