Lyrics
I love my wife, I love my baby
Expressing love for the speaker's wife and baby.
I love that biscuit dipping in gravy
Expressing love for the act of dipping a biscuit in gravy.
Save me the hambone, give me the gravy
Requesting the hambone and expressing a preference for gravy.
I love my biscuit's sopped in gravy
Expressing love for biscuits soaked in gravy.
Come along, little children, come along
Inviting children to join, enjoying the moon, and suggesting to have a lively time by raising a ruckus.
While the moon is shining bright
-Get on board, down the river float
-Raise a ruckus tonight!
-Now when I die, won't you bury me deep
Asking for a unique burial with molasses, flapjacks, and heading to the promised land after death.
Put molasses on my head, on my feet
-Put them flapjacks in my hand
-All the way to the promised land
-Come along, little children, come along
Repeating the invitation to children, emphasizing the moon, and encouraging a lively gathering to raise a ruckus.
While the moon is shining bright
-Get on board, down the river float
-Raise a ruckus tonight!
-Come along, children, come along
Repeating the call for children to join, highlighting the moon, and urging to raise a ruckus down the river.
While the moon is shining bright
-Get on board, down the river float
-And raise a ruckus tonight!
-Now some folk say that
Addressing skepticism about preachers, recounting a personal experience with a thieving preacher, and describing items they had.
The preacher don't steal
-Well, I caught one in my corn-field
-One had a bushel, one had a peck
-One had a rooster around his neck
-Come along, little children, come along
Reiterating the call for children, emphasizing the moon, and suggesting to raise a ruckus down the river.
While the moon is shining bright
-Get on board, down the river float
-Raise a ruckus tonight!
-Come along, little children, come along
Repeating the invitation for children, highlighting the moon, and encouraging a lively gathering to raise a ruckus.
While the moon is shining bright
-Get on board, down the river float
-Raise a ruckus tonight!
-Why don't you raise a ruckus tonight?
Urging to raise a ruckus tonight, emphasizing the call for a lively and energetic gathering.
Come on and raise the ruckus tonight!
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