Steamboat Bill was a merry old man He never was satisfied when on land
The Mississippi River was a stomping ground The river ain't the same since it's not around
He used to race, race, race down the river He never did slow down for the weather
He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal Just to watch that stern wheel roll
He was a good man with a robbery knee He thought that boat just couldn't be beat
I'm telling you a story for a younger race
He was a good man with a robbery knee He thought that boat just couldn't be beat
He showed them how he had to face He used to race, race, race down the river
He never did slow down for the weather He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal
Just to watch that stern wheel roll
Rain or shine he had to face He never did slow down for the weather
He was a race where the whipper will He took the life of Steamboat Bill
He used to race, race, race down the river He never did slow down for the weather
He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal Just to watch that stern wheel roll
He never did slow down for the weather He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal
He used to race, race, race down the river He never did slow down for the weather
He never did slow down for the weather He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal
Just to watch that stern wheel roll
He never did slow down for the weather He'd run up the cauldron if he run out of coal