Riverboat Annie Drinks muddy water Raised on a river She was a fisherman's daughter She was a mother to every child Up and down the river For a hundred miles Catfish and cornbread Come time for supper Riverboat Annie She's the queen of the river Riverboat Annie Loved me and kept me Found me on the river Where somebody left me Ah, she taught me to read and write And how to catch a catfish Smoke, drink and fight Riverboat Annie Everybody's neighbor Mississippi mother Queen of the river As she got older In the cool of the day You could hear her singing In the glory-land way I guess I was almost grown Before she left me And the river home Catfish and cornbread How I remember Riverboat Annie Queen of the river She's a Mississippi mother Queen of the river My riverboat Annie, yeah Queen of the river