Biography:
The New Christy Minstrels is an American folk music group that came to prominence in the 1960s and is currently performing in concerts across the country. For the Schedule of The New Christy Minstrels®, Under the Direction of Randy Sparks, visit
the one and only official web site: www.thenewchristyminstrels.com as well as The NCM Foundation web site: www.newchristyminstrelsfoundation.org
Formed by Founder Randy Sparks in 1961, The New Christy Minstrels®
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
C G
This ol' riverboat walkin up the river
C D
Keep her steady as you go
G
Heave the lead and pay the line
C D
Now we're markin' on the twine
C D
Four fathoms below
C D G
Way up the river we go
C G
This ol' riverboat walkin' by the levee
C D
Keep her steady as you go
G
Think I hear the captain say
C
Full ahead we're on our way
D
Three fathoms below
C D G
Way up the river we go
Em G
Keep on a-movin' gotta beat ol' Dixie
Em A
Or we'll come back empty I know
Em C D
Way down the river I can hear her whistle blow
G C G
This ol' riverboat churnin' muddy water
C D
Ease er' down and take it slow
G Em
Can't you hear that rumblin' sound
C D
Lord, I think we've run aground
C D
No fathoms below
C D G
You'd better pray it ain't so
Em G
We're muckin' bottom, and here comes ol' Dixie
Em A
Singin' who's got that cotton to sell?
Em
Ah, but when she's passin'
C D
We're risin' high on her swell
We're on the move again
G C G
These two riverboats, racin' up the river
C D
Then ol' Dixie runs aground
G
There she stands high and dry
C D
And we're walkin' right on by
C D
I can see the lights of town
C D G
We're gonna roll that cotton down
Em G Em A
Em C D
G C G
This ol' riverboat seen a lot of water
C D
Lot of cotton, you can bet
G
You can ask anyone you meet
C D
They say she can't be beat
C D
She ain't never been yet
C B
Can't you hear that whistle blow
C D G
Way up the river we go
C D G
Walkin' up the river we go
C D G
Up and down the river we go
G
[Verse]
C G
This ol' riverboat walkin up the river
C D
Keep her steady as you go
G
Heave the lead and pay the line
C D
Now we're markin' on the twine
C D
Four fathoms below
C D G
Way up the river we go
C G
This ol' riverboat walkin' by the levee
C D
Keep her steady as you go
G
Think I hear the captain say
C
Full ahead we're on our way
D
Three fathoms below
C D G
Way up the river we go
Em G
Keep on a-movin' gotta beat ol' Dixie
Em A
Or we'll come back empty I know
Em C D
Way down the river I can hear her whistle blow
G C G
This ol' riverboat churnin' muddy water
C D
Ease er' down and take it slow
G Em
Can't you hear that rumblin' sound
C D
Lord, I think we've run aground
C D
No fathoms below
C D G
You'd better pray it ain't so
Em G
We're muckin' bottom, and here comes ol' Dixie
Em A
Singin' who's got that cotton to sell?
Em
Ah, but when she's passin'
C D
We're risin' high on her swell
We're on the move again
G C G
These two riverboats, racin' up the river
C D
Then ol' Dixie runs aground
G
There she stands high and dry
C D
And we're walkin' right on by
C D
I can see the lights of town
C D G
We're gonna roll that cotton down
Em G Em A
Em C D
G C G
This ol' riverboat seen a lot of water
C D
Lot of cotton, you can bet
G
You can ask anyone you meet
C D
They say she can't be beat
C D
She ain't never been yet
C B
Can't you hear that whistle blow
C D G
Way up the river we go
C D G
Walkin' up the river we go
C D G
Up and down the river we go
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