I dreamed
last night I
got on the boat to heaven
And by some chance I
had brought my dice along
And there I stood and I
hollered someone fade me
But the passengers they
knew right from wrong
For the people all said, down, sit down,
you're rockin' a boat
People all said, sit down, sit down,
you're rockin' a boat
And the devil will drag you under by the sharp
lapel of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down, sit down,
sit down, sit down, you're rockin' a boat
I sailed away on that
little boat to heaven
And by some chance found
a bottle in my fist
And there I stood nicely passin'
out the whiskey
But the passengers were bound to resist
For the people all said beware
You're on a heavenly trip
People all said beware
Beware you scuttler ship
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie around your wicked throat
Sit down, sit down,
sit down, sit down
You're rockin' a boat
And as I laughed at those passengers
to heaven
Ha ha ha ha
A great big wave came and
washed me overboard
And as I sank and I hollered,
someone save me
That's the mo ment I woke up,
thank the
Lord
And I said to myself, sit down,
sit down, you're rockin' a boat
Said to myself, sit down, sit down,
you're rockin' a boat
An d the devil will drag you under with a
soul so heavy you'd never float
Sit down, sit down, sit down,
sit down
Sit down you rockin' up folk
Sit down