now look here don t be singin that pretty music for me i ve learned my lesson and i ain t ready to go yet let me tell you all about it i dreamed last night i got on the boat to heaven and by some chance i had brought my dice along and there i stood and i hollered someone fade me but the passengers they knew right from wrong for the people all said sit down sit down you re rockin the boat and the people all said sit down sit down you re rockin the boat and the devil will drag you under by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat sit down sit down sit down you re rocking the boat now i sailed away on that little boat to heaven and by some chance found a bottle in my fist and there i stood nicely passin out the whiskey but the passengers were bound to resist for the people all said beware you are on a heavenly trip people all said beware beware you ll scuttle the ship  and the devil will drag you under by the fancy tie round your wicked throat sit down sit down sit down you re rockin the boat now as i laughed at those passengers to heaven a great big wave came and washed me overboard and as i sank and i hollered someone save me that s the moment i woke up thank the lord and i said to myself sit down sit down you re rockin the boat i said to myself sit down sit down you re rockin the boat and the devil will drag you under with a soul so heavy you d never float sit down sit down sit down you re rockin the boat sit down you re rockin the boat sit down you re rockin the boat and i ain t gonna rock it no more1