Hey, now the river's rising
And it's never seemed so clear
To watch the water flow around me
And all my troubles disappear
Yeah, this is the life for me
I guess you'll never know
It's inside to me now, baby
I'm caught beneath the undertow
Now I've been thinking about my life
And the way things might have been
If I didn't climb aboard now, baby
And I choose to swim
All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between
All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me sweeter life
That I could only dream of
Hey, now don't rock the boat
'Cause the balance we'll surely lose
And I'll have no stability
For when I sing my blues
Yeah, this is the life for me
I guess we'll wait and see
To ride along the riverboat
Oh God, won't you set me free?
And I've been thinking about my days
And the way things could end
If I don't climb aboard now, baby
It will all just end
All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between
All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me sweeter life
That I could only dream of
All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between
All aboard the riverboat queen
Yeah, she showed me the sweeter life
That I could only dream of
All aboard
All aboard
All aboard
All aboard the riverboat queen