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