Railroad, steamboat, river and canal

Yonder comes a sucker, and he's got my gal

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 gal

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're plenty more who think so too



Railroad, steamboat, river and canal

Yonder comes a sucker, and he's got my gal

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 gal

And she's gone, gone, gone

And she's gone, gone, gone

And I'll bid her my last farewell