I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven And by some chance I had brought my dice along And there I stood and I hollered "Somebody fade me" But the passengers all knew right from wrong For the people all said sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat People all said sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat And the devil will drag you under By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat I sailed away on that little boat to heaven And by some chance found a bottle in my fist And there I stood, nicely passin' out the whisky But the passengers were bound to resist For the people all said beware You're on a heavenly trip People all said beware Beware, you'll scuttle the ship And the devil will drag you under By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven A great big wave came and knocked me over board And as I sank and I hollered "Someone save me!" That's the moment I woke up, thank the lord And I said to myself, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' the boat I said to myself sit down, sit down Sit down, you're rockin' this boat And the devil will drag you under With a soul so heavy you'd never float Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down Sit down, stop rockin' the boat Sit down...