John Gilbert Is The Boat

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o, di-dee o

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o

Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade

You see that boat a-comin'

Comin' 'round the bend

Loaded down with cotton

She's comin' in again

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o, di-dee o

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o

Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade

She run peanuts and cotton

And then she run so many

Her men they run from her

Never get a penny

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o, di-dee o

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o

Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade

You see that boat a-comin'

She's comin' 'round the bend

Loaded to the bottom

With Louisiana men

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o, di-dee o

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o

Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o, di-dee o

John Gilbert is a boat

Di-dee o

Runnin' in the Cincinnati trade