FIRST VERSE

sittin on a riverboat having a party

me and my cajun queen

she turning 21 on the missisppi river

heading out of new olean

the year is is 1894

oh come on mama and love me some more

her dark eyes flash like a gamblers rings

she shakes her pretty head and sings



CHORUS

life for me is a riverboat fantasy

watching the sun go down

a rock and roll band with a reifer in my hand

now look at that wheel go round

cocaine kisses and moon shine misses

thats the life for me

im sailing away from my heartache on a riverboat fantasy



SECOND VERSE

can't think can't drink anymore whisky

i coulda drunk the river dry

mmm this old boat shes just sitting in the moonlight

catching the gleam in her eye

showers of rain come pouring down

the sky full of stars like a french maids gown

shimmer glimmer i think im gonna fall what??

catch me mama thats all



CHORUS

life for me is a riverboat fantasy

watching the sun go down

a rock and roll band with a reifer in my hand

now look at that wheel go round

cocaine kisses and moon shine misses

thats the life for me

im sailing away from my heartache on a riverboat fantasy



THIRD VERSE

delta sun beats down like a hammer

mmm it give the low down blues

i've got a cotton gin

a wee man spin

to shake the dust from my shoes

i've made my money

i've found me a honey to tickle me under the chin

when morning comes i'll ride into town

and worry about the shape i'm in



CHORUS

life for me is a riverboat fantasy

watching the sun go down

a rock and roll band with a reifer in my hand

now look at that wheel go round

cocaine kisses and moon shine misses

that