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STEAMBOAT COMIN' (Hey, Mark Twain!)
©Gary Bowman When I was a little bitty boy, Sittin’ on my daddy’s knee Watchin’ all the Riverboats, Steaming down the Mississippi I don’t want to be a pirate, No, I don’t want to be a clown Just wanna be a Steamboatman, Cruisin’ on the river, as the sun goes down She’s long and sharp and handsome, She’s loved by one and all Black smoke belchin’ from her double stacks, Listen to the leadsman as he calls Steamboat Comin! Half Twain! Comin’ to town - Quarter Twain! Gather round, good people, Steamboat Comin! Hey, Mark Twain! Standing at the wheel in the Pilot House, All the live-long day Blow the whistle, for the river boats, That ya meet along the way Singin’, Smokin’, Spinnin’ yarns, Yeah, I’m living the dream Big wheels turning in the paddlebox, Cruisin’ Big Muddy on a Riverboat Queen She’s long and sharp and handsome, She’s loved by one and all Black smoke belchin’ from her double stacks, Listen to the leadsman as he calls Steamboat Comin! Half Twain! Comin’ to town - Quarter Twain! Gather round, good people, Steamboat Comin! Hey, Mark Twain! Steamin’ up from – St. – Lou -- is, Rollin’ down from – Ke – O -- Kuk River’s full up – To – the – Banks, And, she’s steering - Like – a -- duck Just wanna be a Riverboat pilot, Steamin’ down the Mississippi Answer to no man’s back and call, Living Independent and free She’s long and sharp and handsome, She’s loved by one and all Black smoke belchin’ from her double stacks, Listen to the leadsman as he calls Steamboat Comin! Half Twain! Comin’ to town - Quarter Twain! Gather round, good peope, Steamboat Comin! Hey, Mark Twain! |
