<P> Josh MacRae ( 1933 -- 1977 ) was a Scottish folk singer . Accompanying himself on guitar , he had two hits in Britain , `` Talking Army Blues '' ( on Top Rank Records , in 1960 ) and `` Messing About on the River '' ( Pye , 1961 ) . ( 1 ) His real name was Iain Macrae ; he called himself Josh after the blues musician Josh White . </P>
<P> Josh MacRae ( 1933 -- 1977 ) was a Scottish folk singer . Accompanying himself on guitar , he had two hits in Britain , `` Talking Army Blues '' ( on Top Rank Records , in 1960 ) and `` Messing About on the River '' ( Pye , 1961 ) . ( 1 ) His real name was Iain Macrae ; he called himself Josh after the blues musician Josh White . </P>
who sang the song messing about on the river
who sang the song messing about on the river
Josh MacRae
Josh MacRae