Showboat Gambler Lyrics - England Dan & John Ford Coley

1 Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen

2 A-bound for New Orleans

3 And again I'll get that feelin' that I'm free

4 Her paddle wheels will churn;

5 And her smoke stacks they will burn

6 And slowly I'll be carried to the sea

7 'Cause I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

8 I make my livin' on the run

9 I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

10 Big Muddy will always be my home

11 I know every river ship

12 'Cause I've taken every trip

13 And I know every captain by his name

14 In the eyes of every man

15 I can tell what's in his hand

16 I guess that I have played in every game

17 'Cause I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

18 I make my livin' on the run

19 I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

20 Big Muddy will always be my home

21 Tonight I'm a-sittin' here

22 Beneath a chandelier

23 There's a lady here to light my big cigar

24 And if luck will be my friend

25 We'll be finished up by ten.

26 And we'll be standin' on the decks beneath the stars.

27 'Cause I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

28 I make my livin' on the run

29 I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

30 Big Muddy will always be my home