text: From this day on I own my fathers gun
  We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun
  I laid his broken body down below the southern land
  It wouldnt do to bury him where any Yankee stands
  Ill take my horse and Ill ride the Northern plain
  To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again
  I will not rest until I know the cause is fought and won
  From this day on until I die Ill wear my fathers gun
  Id like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company needs men
  So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  As soon as this is over well go home
  To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
  To watch the children growing and see the women sewing
  Therell be laughter when the bells of freedom ring
  Id like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company, it needs men
  Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  Id like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company needs men
  Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  Oh
  Id like to know where the riverboat, the riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company needs men
  Oh, I said, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  Id like to know where the riverboat, the riverboat
  The riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company needs men
  Oh, slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  Id like to know where the riverboat sails tonight
  To New Orleans, well, thats just fine, thats just fine alright
  Because theres fighting there and the company needs men
  Oh, I said now, oh, I said, slip us a rope and sail on round the bend
  Oh, slip us a rope
  Sail on round, sail on round, sail on round, sail on round
  Sail on round the bend
  Oh, I said
  Thats just fine alright