i have never been aboard a steamer i am just content to be a dreamer even if i could afford a steamer i will take the ferry boat every time i love to ride the ferry where music is so merry there s a man who plays the concertina on the moonlit upper deck arena while boys and girls are dancing while sweethearts are romancing life is like a mardi gras funiculi funicula happy we cling together happy we sing together happy with the ferry boat serenade i am happy very very happy when we re on the ferry the music is so merry there s a man who plays the concertina on the moonlit upper deck arena arena i love to ride the ferry where music is so merry there s a man who always plays the concertina oh my on the moonlit upper deck arena by and by while the boys and girls are dancing oh dancing while while the sweethearts are romancing life is like a mardi gras funiculi funicula happy we cling together happy we sing together happy with the ferry boat serenade i love to ride the ferry sailing sailing where where the music is so merry there s a man who just plays the concertina on the moonlit upper deck arena all the while the boys and girls are dancing look around and you see sweethearts romancing life is like a mardi gras funiculi funicula happy we cling together happy we sing together happy with the ferry boat serenade