Showboat Gambler



Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen

Bound for New Orleans

And again I'll get that feeling

That I'm free

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Her paddle wheels will churn

And her smoke stacks they will burn

And slowly I'll be carried to the sea

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Chorus

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

I make my living on the run

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

Big muddy will always be my home

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I know every river ship

'Cause I've taken every trip

And I know every captain by his name

In the eyes of every man

I can tell what's in his hand

I guess that I have played in every game

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Chorus

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

I make my living on the run

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

Big muddy will always be my home

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Tonight I'm sittin' here

Beneath a chandelier

There's a lady here to light my big cigar

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And if luck will be my friend

We'll be finished up by ten

And we'll be standing on the decks

Beneath the stars

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Chorus

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

I make my living on the run

I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler

Big muddy will always be my home