well my old missus said to me gonna raise a ruckus tonight when she died gonna set me free gonna raise a ruckus tonight oh come on children come along while the moon is shining bright get on the boat down the river float gonna raise a ruckus tonight well there ain t no use in me working so hard gonna raise a ruckus tonight when i ve got a woman in the rich folks yard gonna raise a ruckus tonight oh come on children come along while the moon is shining bright get on the boat down the river float gonna raise a ruckus tonight well every evening about half past eight gonna raise a ruckus tonight i ll hang my bucket on the rich folks gate gonna raise a ruckus tonight oh come on children come along while the moon is shining bright get on the boat down the river float gonna raise a ruckus tonight well she brings me chicken and she brings me pie gonna raise a ruckus tonight i eat some of everything the rich folks buy gonna raise a ruckus tonight oh come on children come along while the moon is shining bright get on the boat down the river float gonna raise a ruckus tonight 