The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #275   Message #3859521
Posted By: Joe Offer
08-Jun-17 - 03:05 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: songs recorded by Holly Near
Subject: ADD: Riverboat (Holly Near)
RIVERBOAT
(identified as "by" CJ Harding)

I ain' gonna step down off that riverboat - I ain't gonna step down off that riverboat
Cause if I step down off that riverboat, I don't think that I'm a gonna float.
Cause there's mud just below that sparklin' water – There's mud just below that sparklin' water
And it's soft, soft, deep and warm, settled in a river after a storm
Mud just below that sparklin' water

There's just two things that you get in life – One is joy and the other is strife
You're the only one that can decide
Understanding your ups and downs – It's hard to make decisions count
One step forward and two steps back again.
Chorus (half)

Give me some music some foot stompin' kind – Some blues played with a bottle neck slide
You know I'm just a misplaced country girl
So why don't you let your troubles lose – Let the music take away your blues
Let's roll up our sleeves and get right down to it.
Chorus (half) Music break through one verse

Finding time to feel real nice – We all get tired of payin' the price
For the bargain basement sale we found next door
We all start lookin' over the fence – for the thing that will bring us happiness
It's love you know that keeps me satisfied.
Full Chorus

recording: https://www.reverbnation.com/cjhardingmusic/songs

The tune sounds very much like "Down by the Riverside"