Fiddle Intro: Well I spent the better part of my life On a Mississippi riverboat And I used to be known from coast to coast As the slickest gambler afloat I deal the cards from Minnesota To the harbour at New Orleans I made alot of big money on a Riverboat And met a lot of pretty Riverboat queens Riverboat, Riverboat I love your whistle’s wail I wish I was back on the Riverboat Instead of in a Memphis jail Instead of in a 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 ran out And the Riverboat crew won it all He said I dealt from the bottom of the deck And he pulled a shinny knife But before that gambler lunged at me My 44 took his life Chorus Well they came on the boat and they took me to jail When we got to Tennessee A gambling man has 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 going to head straight for that levy And get me a Riverboat heading south Chorus
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