Delta Queen Waltz

Written by: John Hartford

Times Played 4
First Played 12-10-2021
Last Played  03-26-2023

Lyrics:

  • Oh we boarded the boat on the breast of the river so wide
  • And we left old St. Louis on the crest of that brown muddy tide
  • To the strains of the Delta Queen's band
  • I found myself holding your hand
  • The way we had hoped we would do all that summer and fall
  • Oh the whistle came out, such a deep mellow sound in the night
  • And the echo came back from the shoreline of twinkling lights
  • There was nothing we really could say
  • The river had swept us away
  • Like a present hereafter, the warm sound of laughter
  • As we danced to the Delta Queen Waltz
  • As the big wheel keeps rolling I find myself holding you near
  • With the night time unfolding I'm lucky just having you here
  • As a single wave curls down the shore, we're waltzing away cross the floor
  • As our heart beats assemble, the boat lightly trembles
  • As we dance to the Delta Queen Waltz