| Hey look at the way she’s wavin' her sail,
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| It’s a wonderous sight to see.
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| People hurry on down from every town,
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| Have a look at the Robert E. Lee.
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| Proud and strong and made to be free,
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| Can’t go wrong on the Robert E. Lee.
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| Got the sun in my eyes and the wind in my face,
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| And it’s good just to be alive.
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| Gonna set out tonight for New Orleans,
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| I won’t sleep 'til I arrive.
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| And if I’m lucky I’ll find a young lady under the stars,
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| And we’ll dance the night away.
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| Somebody wake me and say it’s a dream,
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| Leadin' me far from my home.
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| And haven’t you noticed, despite what it seems,
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| You can’t deny it’s you and I alone.
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| Maybe spend my life just workin' the land,
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| Maybe livin' from day to day.
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| But I’m free tonight in New Orleans,
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| If I like it I just might stay.
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| (Proud and strong) And made to be free,
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| (Can't go wrong) On the Robert E. Lee.
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| Got the sun in my eyes and the wind in my face,
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| And it’s good just to be alive.
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| Gonna set out tonight for New Orleans,
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| I won’t sleep 'til I arrive. |