Showboat

Well look what's going down the river now Big steam whistle gonna blow, man, blow Look what's going down the river now Let the wheels stop turning, let the anchors go Show boat, pretty boat, stop a while Make a little music for the baby to smile Show boat, pretty boat, you and me Gonna sail on down to the shiny sea They go down the fields to the sandy shore Lay down the plough, leave the milk in the cow Down from the fields to the sandy shore Just to look at what's going down the river now Master's in the cabin with his head hung low The tide's been a-turning but the boat won't go Hit rock bottom, left high and dry Down in the delta where the river runs high There's a church on my hill, got a brand new choir Got a big bell tower and it's burnin' hot fire The graveyard's empty and the book's been closed Don't pass the plate, just put down the rose The baby's in the cradle rockin' to and fro Gonna get out the valley so the shadow don't grow And if that brand new choir don't sing I'm gonna get that baby a bell to ring