Little boy found
Little boy lost
Down by the river
Away from the coast
In a little row boat
Diamond shaped
Taking a nap
And daydreaming away
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Open my eyes, what do I see
Riverboat man's staring at me
Moving slowly his big strong hand
Draining the water with a rusty can
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And I can tell he's into something
Good enough to tell me nothing
It doesn't matter what we do
He's always moaning river blues
Look here, boy
This is a bait
Put it on the hook
Now we gotta wait
Keep it still
See what you do
We might catch a black bass
And a catfish, too
And I can tell he's into something
Good enough to tell me nothing
Sweat is dripping from his head
And clinks the gilded wooden leg
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I said, "Why is it so?"
He said, "Just because"
And he sang
"Everybody knows somebody
Everybody knows somebody from Badajoz"
Tied with a rope
Tied to a tree
Riverboat dances
In the middle of the stream
I'm holding the rod
As good as I can
Keeping an eye
On the riverboat man, riverboat man
And I can tell he's into something
Good enough to tell me nothing
It doesn't matter what we do
He's always moaning river blues
Everybody knows somebody from Badajoz
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Everybody knows somebody from Badajoz
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Everybody knows somebody
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Everybody knows somebody from Badajoz