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