Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song This Ol' Riverboat, artist - The New Christy Minstrels. Date of issue: 25.08.1964
Song language: English
This Ol' Riverboat |
| This ol' riverboat walkin up the river |
| Keep her steady as you go |
| Heave the lead and pay the line |
| Now we’re markin' on the twine |
| Four fathoms below |
| Way up the river we go |
| This ol' riverboat walkin' by the levee |
| Keep her steady as you go |
| Think I hear the captain say |
| Full ahead we’re on our way |
| Three fathoms below |
| Way up the river we go |
| Keep on a-movin' gotta beat ol' Dixie |
| Or we’ll come back empty I know |
| Way down the river I can hear her whistle blow |
| This ol' riverboat churnin' muddy water |
| Ease er' down and take it slow |
| Can’t you hear that rumblin' sound |
| Lord, I think we’ve run aground |
| No fathoms below |
| You’d better pray it ain’t so |
| We’re muckin' bottom, and here comes ol' Dixie |
| Singin' who’s got that cotton to sell? |
| Ah, but when she’s passin' |
| We’re risin' high on her swell |
| We’re on the move again |
| These two riverboats, racin' up the river |
| Then ol' Dixie runs aground |
| There she stands high and dry |
| And we’re walkin' right on by |
| I can see the lights of town |
| We’re gonna roll that cotton down |
| This ol' riverboat seen a lot of water |
| Lot of cotton, you can bet |
| You can ask anyone you meet |
| They say she can’t be beat |
| She ain’t never been yet |
| Can’t you hear that whistle blow |
| Way up the river we go |
| Walkin' up the river we go |
| Up and down the river we go |