WHEN THE RIVERBOAT COMES  

When the riverboat comes
I’ll change my mind
And leave them blues and demons
In the dust so far behind

When the riverboat comes
I’ll put down the plough
And make the Mississippi home
At least for now

Locusts sing
Their praises to the sun
They don’t care a thing
Which way that old river runs 

When the riverboat comes
You’ll see it through my eyes
How could you believe
Those rumors and lies

I been bound by sorrow
I’ll change my way
Come tomorrow
At the break of day 

When the riverboat comes
Down around the bend
We’ll be reunited
With our comrades again

The music’s sweet
Don’t need no words
And when we meet
We’ll sing like the birds 

When the riverboat comes
I’ll play it straight
Ain’t gonna argue
Never going to hesitate

Hollow hopes
Made me wander like a ghost
Till I was a stranger
To them I love most