WELL I SPENT
THE BETTER PART
OF MY LIFE
ON THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVERBOAT
AND I USED TO BE
KNOWN
FROM COAST TO COAST
AS THE SLICKEST
GAMBLER AFLOAT
I DEALT THE CARDS
FROM MINNESOTA
TO THE HARBOR
AT NEW ORLEANS
I MADE A LOT
OF BIG MONEY
ON A RIVERBOAT
AND LOVED A LOT
OF PRETTY RIVERBOAT
QUEENS
A RIVERBOAT
A RIVERBOAT
I LOVE YOUR WHISTLE'S
WAIL
I WISH I WAS BACK ON
THE RIVERBOAT
INSTEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL
'STEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL
WELL A BIG MAN
GOT ON THE RIVERBOAT
OUR LAST TIME
IN ST. PAUL
HE HAD A LOT OF MONEY
BUT HIS LUCK WENT BAD
AND THE RIVERBOAT
OH WON IT ALL
HE SAID I DEALT
FROM THE BOTTOM
OF THE DECK
AND HE PULLED A
SHINY KNIFE
BUT BEFORE
THAT GAMBLER
LUNGED AT ME
MY FORTY-FOUR
TOOK HIS LIFE
RIVERBOAT
RIVERBOAT
I LOVE YOUR WHISTLE'S
WAIL
I WISH I WAS BACK
ON THE RIVERBOAT
INSTEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL
'STEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL
WELL THEY CAME
ON THE BOAT
AND THEY TOOK ME
TO JAIL WHEN WE GOT TO
TENNESSEE
BUT GAMBLIN' MAN
HAS 'A VERY FEW
FRIENDS
GUESS NOBODY
CARED FOR ME
SO I MIGHT BE HERE
FOR A MANY LONG YEAR
BUT IF I EVER GET OUT
I'M GONNA HEAD
STRAIGHT FOR
THAT LEVEE
AND GET ME
A RIVERBOAT
HEADIN' SOUTH
RIVERBOAT
RIVERBOAT
I LOVE YOUR WHISTLE'S
WAIL
I WISH I WAS BACK
ON THE RIVERBOAT
INSTEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL
'STEAD OF
IN THE MEMPHIS JAIL