A tragedy on the Mississippi River, 1910. words by Ren. Shields music by The Leighton Bros.
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Steamboat Bill, steaming down the Mississippi
Steamboat Bill, a mighty man was he
Steamboat Bill, steaming down the Mississippi
Going to beat the record of the “Robert E. Lee”
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Steamboat Bill, he tore up the Mississippi
Steamboat Bill, the tide it made him swear
Steamboat Bill, he tore up the Mississippi
The explosion of the boiler got him up in the air
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Steamboat Bill, missing on the Mississippi
Steamboat Bill, is with an angel band
Steamboat Bill, missing on the Mississippi
He’s a pilot on a ferry in that Promised Land
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