The Portland water they swillin' cold And it swills my body but not not my soul Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon Up in the canyon lookin' down on the river And the wind come blowin' and it makes me shiver Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon You see them injuns lookin down on the water They say the river is the spirit's daughter Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon Honey honey honey honey whatcha tryin' to do Why don't you signal when you are through Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon You can see quite a ways on the great hillside And the people there livin' where the injuns died Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon