I'm a -packin'
my grip, I'm a -movin' on,
for I'm a -ramblin' laddie.
And if the boat don't stop
at the Philadelphia dock,
I'll go on to Cincinnati.
I'm a -movin' on, I'm a -movin' on,
for I can't stay here forever.
Oh, the steam is a -risin'
and the big wheels are turnin'
Now we're movin' on down the
river
Well, Philadelphia's a fine old town
And so is Cincinnati
These streets all lined
with the ten -dollar bills
And the pretty little girls are plenty
So I'm a -movin' on, I'm a -movin' on
I can't stay here forever
Oh, the steam is a -risin'
and the big wheels are turnin' out
Movin' on down the river
Don't choose the girl with
the rovin' eye
Don't choose the girl with money
But choose you the one with
the truest heart
And kiss her and call her honey
And I'm a -movin' on,
I'm a -movin' on
Girl, I can't stay here forever
Oh, the steam is a -risin'
and the big wheels are turnin'
I'm a -movin' on down
the river
Oh, I love that girl, she's a dear little thing
But the tears, they fallin' blind me
Girl, I can't help but thinkin'
once in a while
about the girls I've left behind me
So I'm a -movin' on, I'm
a -movin' on
Before I can't stay here forever
Oh, the steam is a -risin'
And the big wheels a -turnin'
I'm a -movin' on down the river
I'm a -movin' on, I'm a -movin' on
Before I can't stay here forever
Oh, the steam is a -risin'
And the big wheels a -turnin'
I'm a -movin' on down the river you