Railroad steamboat river and canal
Yonder comes a sucker
and he's got my gal
And she's gone gone gone
And she's gone gone gone
And I'll bid her my last farewell
I fell in love
with a pretty little thing
I thought that wedding bells would ring
She was as sweet as sweet could be
'Till I found out
what she did to me
Railroad steamboat
river and canal
Yonder comes a sucker
and he's got my gal
And she's gone gone gone
And she's gone gone gone
And I'll bid her my last farewell
I asked her mother
to let her go
She whispered mother
please tell him no
Though he may think
that I am true
There're plenty more
who think so too
Railroad steamboat river and canal
Yonder comes a sucker
and he's got my gal
And she's gone gone gone
And she's gone gone gone
And I'll bid her my last farewell
I won't cry my life away
Some other sucker will have to pay
And when he finds that she is gone
I guess I'll hear him sing this song
Railroad steamboat river and canal
Yonder comes a sucker
and he's got my gal
And she's gone gone gone
And she's gone gone gone
And I'll bid her my last farewell
And I'll bid her my last farewell