Railroad, steamboat, river and canal   Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my girl   And she's gone gone gone and she's gone gone gone   And I'll bid her my last farewell      I fell in love with a pretty little thing   I thought that wedding bells would ring   She was as sweet as sweet could be   Till I found out what she did to me      Railroad, steamboat, river and canal   Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my girl   And she's gone gone gone and she's gone gone gone   And I'll bid her my last farewell      I asked her mother to let her go   She whispered mother please tell him no   Though he may think that I am true   There's plenty more who think so too      Railroad, steamboat, river and canal   Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my girl   And she's gone gone gone and she's gone gone gone   And I'll bid her my last farewell      Now I won't cry my life away   Some other sucker will have to pay   And when he finds that she is gone   I guess I'll hear him sing this song      Railroad, steamboat, river and canal   Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my girl   And she's gone gone gone and she's gone gone gone   And I'll bid her my last farewell