Black Water Songtext
von The Doobie Brothers

Well, I built me a raft, and she′s ready for floating
Old Mississippi, she's calling my name
Catfish are jumping, that paddle wheel thumping
Black water keep rolling on past just the same

Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won′t you keep on shining on me?
Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining on me?
Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining on me?

Yeah, keep on shining your light
Gonna make everything
Pretty Mama gonna make everything all right
And I ain′t got no worries, ′cause I ain't in no hurry at all

Well, if it rains, I don′t care, don't make no difference to me
Just take that streetcar that′s going up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And I′ll be buying everybody drinks all 'round


Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shining on me?
Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won′t you keep on shining on me?
Old black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon, won′t you keep on shining on me?

Keep on shining your light
Gonna make everything, everything
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
′Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

I′d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand (hand), take me by the hand pretty Mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
I want to honky tonk (take me by the hand)
Honky tonk (take me by the hand pretty Mama)
Honky tonk (come and dance with your daddy all night long) with you all night long

I′d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
I want to honky tonk (take me by the hand)
Honky tonk (take me by the hand pretty Mama)
Honky tonk (come and dance with your daddy all night long) with you all night long


I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
C'mon baby, c′mon baby (I want to honky tonk) (take me by the hand)
Honky tonk (take me by the hand pretty Mama)
Honky tonk (come and dance with your daddy all night long) with you all night long

I′d like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
C'mon baby, c′mon baby (I want to honky tonk) (take me by the hand)
Honky tonk (take me by the hand pretty Mama)
Honky tonk (come and dance with your daddy all night long) with you all night long

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty Mama come and take me by the hand
C′mon baby, c'mon baby (I want to honky tonk) (take me by the hand)
Honky tonk (take me by the hand pretty Mama)
Honky tonk (come and dance with your daddy all night long) with you all night long