when i was down at the landing people lord waiting with my head hung down lord i was down at the landing with my head hung down i could see everybody s baby gettin on board lord but i couldn t see mine lord i couldn t i said lord have mercy where could my baby be i said lord have mercy people where could my baby be i could see everybody s ba ba ba ba baby lord but i can t see mine this big boat kept on rollin big boat kept on rollin along lord but it did lord the big boat the big boat people big boat kept on rollin along i was standin there wonderin with my head hung down i believe i ll call to the cargo yes yes yeah i m gonna see if my baby s down oh call to the cargo see if my baby s down my baby she might have got hung up people lord if she could make it down