i hear a whistle i hear a moan must be my baby coming home she s been down in tupelo singing that river boat song she is a dancer a river queen she ll teach them gamblers most anything she s been down in tupelo singing that river boat song many nights i spend alone many days there ain t nobody home many times i wish she was here yeah that river boat whistle blow i know she s getting near river captain bring my baby home i get so lonesome since she s been gone she s been down in tupelo singing that river boat song many nights i spend alone many days there ain t nobody home many times i wish she was here yeah that river boat whistle blow i know she s getting near river captain bring my baby home i get so lonesome since she s been gone she s been down in tupelo singing that river boat song