Riverboat Song

[Verse] Down by the river Where the willows weep A riverboat glides Through the currents deep Rosie with her guitar Plays as it flows Strings echo stories That nobody knows [Verse 2] Silver moon shining On the waters wide She croons to the tides With her arms open wide Soft breeze carries Her melody sweet A serenade to shadows Where the night and day meet [Chorus] Oh Riverboat Take me along With those old river hymns And Rosa's song Through the valleys And past the swamps Where time stands still In the night's cool calm [Verse] The captain tips his hat To the evening star Rosie strums a chord Beneath an old guitar Fingers paint pictures Of long-forgotten tales Of ghostly passengers And their mournful wails [Verse 2] Fog rolls in Like a woolen shroud Rosa hums low Her voice pure and proud Reflections on water Dance in moon's light Songs of the river Through the silence of night [Chorus] Oh Riverboat Take me along With those old river hymns And Rosa's song Through the valleys And past the swamps Where time stands still In the night's cool calm