I dreamed last night I was on the boat to Heaven
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

And the people all said, "Sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"
The people all said, "Sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

"'Cause the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapels of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

As I sailed with those passengers to Heaven
By some chance I found a bottle in my fist
And there I stood nicely passing out the whiskey
But the passengers were bound to resist

And the people all said, "Sit down
Sit down you're rocking the boat"
The people all said, "Sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

"'Cause the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapels of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

As we sailed on that tiny boat to Heaven
Great big wave came and washed me overboard
And as I sank, oh 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 rocking the boat"
I said to myself, "Sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

"'Cause the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapels of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, you're rocking the boat"

"Sit down, sit down
Sit down, sit down, you're rocking the boat
Sit down, sit down
Sit down, sit down, you're rocking the boat"