"Cruising Down the River" is a 1946 popular recording song, which became the winner of a public songwriting competition held in the UK.
Words and music were entered by two middle-aged women named Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton.
Eily Beadell was a 'pro fessional singer and Variety artist (travelling)' (1939 Census).
This was immensely popular on radio, with record and sheet music sales making it one of the biggest hits of 1946 in the United Kingdom.
[1] It has been covered numerous times by various artists, including Connie Francis on her 1959 album My Thanks to You.