The lanterns are hung from the boughs of the trees
The colored lights dance in the soft summer breeze
Late in the evening the fireworks begin
When we reach Nomahegan Park

And we'll paddle down the Rahway
Just me and you, in a rented canoe
And we'll paddle down the Rahway
'Til we reach Nomahegan Park

My brother plays trumpet in Cranford's brass band
When they play the first waltz, will you give me your hand
And we'll dance in the grass, wet with warm evening dew
When we reach Nomahegan Park

And we'll paddle down the Rahway
Just me and you, in a rented canoe
And we'll paddle down the Rahway
'Til we reach Nomahegan Park

The ducks share the water with floats made of flowers
We'll chat with our friends through the long evening hours
A picnic repast and a slow paddle home
Upstream from Nomahegan Park

And we'll paddle down the Rahway
Just me and you, in a rented canoe
And we'll paddle down the Rahway
'Til we reach Nomahegan Park
'Til we reach Nomahegan Park