Well the boat's up the river, boys, won't come down
I believe to my soul she's Alabama-bound
Alabama-bound, boys, Alabama-bound
I believe to my soul she's Alabama-bound

As she comes down the river like some drunken man
All her arms on the water and she sure don't like land
Sure don't like land, boys, sure don't like land
All her arms on the water and she sure don't like land

And it's just one thing that follows my mind
Is the old water bury, she won't keep time
Won't keep time, boys, won't keep timе
It's the old water bury, she won't keep timе

Well the boat's up the river, boys, won't come down
I believe to my soul she's Alabama-bound
Alabama-bound, boys, Alabama-bound
I believe to my soul she's Alabama-bound