The New Christy Minstrels - This ol riverboat

This ol' riverboat ^Cwalkin up the ^Griver ^C Keep her steady as you ^Dgo Heave the ^Glead and pay the line Now we're ^Cmarkin' on the ^Dtwine ^C Four fathoms belo^Dw ^CWay up the ^Driver we go^G

This ol' riverboat ^Cwalkin' by the ^Glevee ^C Keep her steady as you g^Do Think I ^Ghear the captain say Full ^Cahead we're on our way Three fathoms bel^Dow ^C Way up the ^Driver we go^G

^EmKeep on a-movin' ^Ggotta beat ol' Dixie Or ^Emwe'll come back empty I kn^Aow ^EmWay down the river ^CI can hear her whistle b^Dlow

^GThis ol' riverboat ^Cchurnin' muddy ^Gwater ^C Ease er' down and take it sl^Dow Can't you ^Ghear that rumblin' ^Emsound Lord, I ^Cthink we've run agr^Dound ^CNo fathoms bel^Dow ^CYou'd better ^Dpray it ain't so^G

^EmWe're muckin' bottom, and ^Ghere comes ol' Dixie Singin' ^Emwho's got that cotton to se^All? ^EmAh, but when she's passin' ^CWe're risin' high on her s^Dwell

^GThese two riverboats, ^Cracin' up the ^Griver ^CThen ol' Dixie runs agr^Dound There she ^Gstands high and dry And we're ^Cwalkin' right on ^Dby ^CI can see the lights of ^Dtown ^CWe're gonna ^Droll that cotton ^Gdown

^GThis ol' riverboat ^Cseen a lot of ^Gwater ^C Lot of cotton, you can ^Dbet You can ^Gask anyone you meet They say ^Cshe can't be ^Dbeat ^C She ain't never been ^Dyet ^CCan't you hear that whistle ^Bblow ^CWay up the ri^Dver we g^Go

^CWalkin' up the ^Driver we g^Go ^CUp and down ^Dthe river we g^Go