The fog is rollin' down the river Dark clouds hangin' mighty low It's a long long way from ol' St Louis To the Gulf of Mexico
Refrain: I make my home on the Mississippi I'm roust-a-bout on a steamboat line We hit the deck on a Monday morning We make the docks on a Saturday night
Well I had me a girl way down in Vicksburg I used to stop every time I passed Till she made off with a riverboat gambler With a new silk hat and a little mustache
Now when I die I've got one favor Don't lay me down in the cold cold ground Just take me out to the middle of the river And roll me over and point me south