Steamboat Willy Swing

[Intro] [Horn riff Drums on the snare] Cabin bell rings River smoke sings All aboard Hold tight [Verse 1] Whistle cry cuts through the morning Deckhands dance in a crooked line Little cap tipped Grin wide Eyes shining He’s keeping that engine in time Hands on the wheel Hat at an angle Boots tap quick on the floor He’s got that sway That shuffle and spangle Rolling right past every shore [Chorus] Steamboat Willy Swing that river Shake that paddle all day long (hey!) He’s got the bayou bouncing with him Every gull is humming his song Steamboat Willy Cheeky skipper Laughing loud and steering true All the waves keep snapping in rhythm When Willy comes a-swinging through [Verse 2] Smoke stack pops like a drummer Moonshine grin in the noon-day sun Plates all clink in a ragtime rumble Even the ropes wanna run He tips his cap to the cotton fields drifting Calls out “Howdy!” to the shore One hand steering One hand jitterbug-jigging Crowd keeps begging “Play some more!” [Chorus] Steamboat Willy Swing that river Shake that paddle all day long (oh!) He’s got the bayou bouncing with him Every gull is humming his song Steamboat Willy Cheeky skipper Laughing loud and steering true All the waves keep snapping in rhythm When Willy comes a-swinging through [Bridge] Deck lights flicker Band gets quicker Trumpets trade a teasing line Cabin door flies Whole crew shouts “Mister Give us that whistle one more time!” (one more time!) [Chorus] Steamboat Willy Swing that river Shake that paddle all night too He’s got the stars all waltzing above him Clouds soft-stepping in the blue Steamboat Willy Cheeky skipper River’s king in scuffed-up shoes When that laugh comes rolling round the bend You know the world can’t lose the blues [Outro] [Band shout] Steamboat Willy! That river’s rolling with you!