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.