Hey, now the river's rising
And it's never seemed so clear
To watch the water flow around me
And all my troubles disappear

Yeah, this is the life for me
I guess you'll never know
It's inside to me now, baby
I'm caught beneath the undertow

Now I've been thinking about my life
And the way things might have been
If I didn't climb aboard now, baby
And I choose to swim

All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between

All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me sweeter life
That I could only dream of

Hey, now don't rock the boat
'Cause the balance we'll surely lose
And I'll have no stability
For when I sing my blues

Yeah, this is the life for me
I guess we'll wait and see
To ride along the riverboat
Oh God, won't you set me free?

And I've been thinking about my days
And the way things could end
If I don't climb aboard now, baby
It will all just end

All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between

All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me sweeter life
That I could only dream of

All aboard the riverboat queen
She showed me the finer life
And all things in between

All aboard the riverboat queen
Yeah, she showed me the sweeter life
That I could only dream of

All aboard
All aboard
All aboard
All aboard the riverboat queen