Showboat Gambler
(Dan Seals)
Tonight I'll board the Delta Queen
Bound for New Orleans
And again I'll get that feeling
That I'm free
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Her paddle wheels will churn
And her smoke stacks they will burn
And slowly I'll be carried to the sea
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Chorus
I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler
I make my living on the run
I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler
Big muddy will always be my home
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I know every river ship
'Cause I've taken every trip
And I know every captain by his name
In the eyes of every man
I can tell what's in his hand
I guess that I have played in every game
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Chorus
I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler
I make my living on the run
I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler
Big muddy will always be my home
*
Tonight I'm sittin' here
Beneath a chandelier
There's a lady here to light my big cigar
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And if luck will be my friend
We'll be finished up by ten
And we'll be standing on the decks
Beneath the stars
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Chorus
I'm a rambler, a showboat gambler
I make my living on the run
I'm a rambler,
a showboat
gambler
Big muddy will always be my home
