Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Them cotton bales are lookin' mighty heavy
For miles and miles and miles around
Thought I heard the steamer when she landed
Landed on the levee below
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Noah, Noah, that foolish man
Built the ark on sandy land
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Brother Noah built the ark
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Them cotton bales are lookin' mighty heavy
For miles and miles around
Thought I heard the steamer when she landed
Landed on the levee below
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Well, Matthew, Martha, Luke and John
All of them sinners is dead and gone
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Brother Noah built the ark
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Them cotton bales are lookin' mighty heavy
For miles and miles around
Thought I heard the steamer when she landed
Landed on the levee below
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Well, Moses standin' on the Red Sea shore
Yeah!
Smitin' that water with a two-by-four
Whoo!
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Brother Noah built the ark
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Them cotton bales are lookin' mighty heavy
For miles and miles around
Thought I heard the steamer when she landed
Landed on the levee below
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Well, Matthew and Mark were sittin' in the shade
Yeah!
Countin' all the money that I ain't made
Whoo!
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah, Noah
Brother Noah built the ark
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down
Them cotton bales are lookin' mighty heavy
For miles and miles around
Thought I heard the steamer when she landed
Landed on the levee below
Well, I'm sittin' by the river on the levee
Waitin' till the steamer come down