Well it's a Pharoah's boat on the river
And the bossman, he knows my daddy's name
My Daddy, he ain't got no time for any manHe won't Hang his old head in shame
I used to see him on that boat on the river
Hanging with the Macs, the girls, the gamblers and thieves
And his eyes, just like that steamer's lights, they were shining
That old snake, he shed his skin and he shed his name
Before the cock crows at sunriseI will betray you 3 times
With a kiss and a lie and a curseI'm gonna leave all my troubles behind

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Writer(s): Victor Krummenacher