歌词
[Verse 1]
Well, I spent the better part of my life
On a Mississippi riverboat
I used to be known from coast to coast
As the slickest gambler afloat
[Verse 2]
I've dealt the cards from Minnesota
To the harbor in New Orleans
I made a lot of big money on the riverboat
I've loved a lot of pretty riverboat queens
[Verse 3]
Riverboat, riverboat
I love your whistle's wail
I wish I was back on the riverboat
Instead of in the Memphis jail
[Verse 4]
Oh, a big man got on the riverboat
Our last time in St. Paul
He had a lotta money but his luck went bad
The riverboat won it all
[Verse 5]
He said I dealt from the bottom of the deck
And he pulled a shiny knife
Before that gambler lunged at me
My .44 took his life
[Verse 6]
Riverboat, riverboat
I love your whistle's wail
I wish I was back on the riverboat
Instead of in the Memphis jail
[Verse 7]
Well, they came on the boat and they took me to jail
When we got to Tennessee
A gamblin' man has very few friends
I guess nobody cared for me
[Verse 8]
So I might be here for a many long years
But if I ever get out
I'm gonna head straight for that levee
And get me a riverboat headin' south
[Verse 9]
Riverboat, riverboat
I love your whistle's wail
I wish I was back on the riverboat
Instead of in the Memphis jail
Instead of in the Memphis jail
Written by: Bill Anderson
