1. [E]I hear a whistle, I hear a moan
 Must be my [A]baby coming [E]home
 She's been down in Tupelo [C]singin' that ri[B]verboat [E]song

2. She is a dancer, a river queen
 She teach them gamblers most anything
 She been down in Tupelo singin' that riverboat song

R: Many ni[A]ghts I spend al[E]one
 Many days there ain't nobody home
 Many times I wish she was here
 Hear that ri[C]verboat whistle blow I [B]know she's gettin near

3. Hey river captain bring my baby home
 I guess I'm lonesome since she been gone
 She been down in Tupelo workin' that riverboat song

R: Many nights I spend alone ...