I just heard that whistle blow   Gonna go down the river once more   Well, I've got my bag and I'm ready to go   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna leave St. Louis, go to New Orleans   Eat a little bacon, eat a little beans   Have a good time like I did before   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna load that cotton on the boat by the bale   Gonna go down the river once more   Gonna quit my drinkin', gonna stay out of jail   Gonna go down the river once more      Yeah, my little woman's gonna say goodbye   Wavin' her hand with a tear in her eye   Leave these docks about a quarter to four   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna ride that boat to the glory land   Gonna go down the river once more   Hey, I'll do a little dance with a riverboat band   Gonna go down the river once more      I've got my banjo ready to play   Hey, we'll shout and sing both night and day   I'll make my bed on the riverboat floor   Gonna go down the river once more      Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river   Gonna go down the river once more   Gonna go down the river once more