E 
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan 
           A            E 
Must be my baby coming home 
                            C            B        E 
She's been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song 
 
She is a dancer, a river queen 

She teach them gamblers most anything 

She been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song 
       A              E 
Many nights I spend alone 
       A                E 
Many days there ain't nobody home 
       A                   E 
Many times I wish she was here 
            C                       B 
Hear that riverboat whistle blow I know she's gettin near  
Hey river captain bring my baby home 
I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone 
She been down in Tupelo workin' that riverboat song 
 
Chorus 
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