SIT DOWN YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOAT

N: Nicely-Nicely
E: Ensemble
NE: Nicely and Ensemble

N: I dreamed last night I got the boat to heaven
And by some chance I had brought my dice along
and there I stood, and I hollered
Someone fade me
but the passengers they knew right from wrong...

For the people all said sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
E: People all said sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
N: And the devil will drag you under,
by the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
NE: sit down you're rocking the boat.

N: I sailed (E: Ooo..)away on that little boat to heaven
and by some chance founda bottle in my fist,
and there I stood,
nicely passin' out the whiskey
but the passengers were bound to resist...

For the people all said beware
E: People all said beware - beware
N: you're on a heavenly trip
People all said beware
E: People all said beware
N: beware you'll scuttle the ship
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie 'round your wicked throat
sit down
NE: sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat

N: And as(E: Ooo...) I laughed at those passengers to heaven
A great big wave came and washed me overboard
and as I sank, and I hollered:
Someone save me
that's the moment I woke up thank the Lord...
E: Thank the Lord, thank the Lord

N: And I said to myself sit down,
E: Said to himself sit down - sit down
N: sit down you're rocking the boat
Said to myself sit down,
E: said to himself sit down
N: sit down you're rocking the boat
And the devil will drag you under
E: And the devil will drag you under
N: With a soul so heavy you'd never float,
sit down
NE: sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
Sit down, you're rockin', sit down, sit down,
sit down you're rockin' the boat
Sit down, you're rockin', sit down, sit down,
sit down you're rockin' the boat
Sit down you're rockin' the boat

Transcribed by Martin Bernandersson