The river is the Illinois
Flows by where we live
But the one where I sang
Was the old Mississip.

On the venerable steamboat
Called the Julia Belle Swain
The 16 hour days--every other day
Were never a pain.

Serenity and times
You wouldn't believe,
With old John Hartford
Just shootin' the breeze.

But right now I'm waiting
For a telephone call
And this computer
Ain't compatible at all.

Goodbye for now
To you good folks,
It'll be another time
When we tell more jokes.

Art