Dixie Lily

[Verse 1] Showboat comin' up the river See her lanterns flicker in the gentle breeze I can hear the crickets singin' in the evenin' Old Dixie Lily movin' past the cypress trees My little boat she rocks easy I've been catchin' the catfish in the creek all day Oh, and I've never seen ladies like those on the big boats Must be fancy breedin' lets you live that way [Chorus] Dixie Lily, chuggin' like a grand old lady Paddles hittin' home in the noonday sun Ploughin' through the water with your whistles blowin' Down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run [Verse 2] Papa says that I'm a dreamer Says them mosquitos bit me one too many times Oh, but I never get lonesome livin' on the river Watchin' old Lily leave the world behind [Chorus] Dixie Lily, chuggin' like a grand old lady Paddles hittin' home in the noonday sun Ploughin' through the water with your whistles blowin' Down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run [Saxophone Solo] [Chorus] Oh, Dixie Lily, chuggin' like a grand old lady Paddles hittin' home in the noonday sun Ploughin' through the water with your whistles blowin' Down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run Oh, down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run