Now look here don't be singin' that pretty music for me
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I've learned my lesson and I ain't ready to go yet
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Let me tell you all about it
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I dreamed last night I got on the boat to Heaven
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And by some chance I had brought my dice along
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And there I stood, and I hollered, "Someone fade me"
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But the passengers they knew right from wrong
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For the people all said
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"Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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And the people all said
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"Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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"And the devil will drag you under
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By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
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Sit down, sit down
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Sit down you're rocking the boat"
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Now I sailed away on that little boat to Heaven
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And by some chance found a bottle in my fist
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And there I stood nicely passin' out the whiskey
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But the passengers were bound to resist
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For the people all said
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"Beware, you are on a heavenly trip"
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People all said
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"Beware, beware you'll scuttle the ship"
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"And the devil will drag you under
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By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
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Sit down, sit down
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Sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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Now as I laughed at those passengers to Heaven
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A great big wave came and washed me overboard
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And as I sank, and I hollered, "Someone save me"
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That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lord
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And I said to myself
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"Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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I said to myself
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"Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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"And the devil will drag you under
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With a soul so heavy you'd never float
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Sit down, sit down
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Sit down you're rockin' the boat"
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Sit down you're rockin' the boat
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Sit down you're rockin' the boat
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And I ain't gonna rock it no more
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Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat
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Louis Armstrong |