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Down On the Houseboat Lyrics by Merle Haggard

Working In Tennessee

2011

[Verse 1]
Down on the houseboat, remember all the fun
Down on the houseboat, our moment in the sun
From bay to bay on Shasta Lake
Hey, we jumped ship for the baby's sake

[Verse 2]
We doubted the party would ever end
Hey, you were my woman and I was your man
And we made love 'neath the stars above
And we jumped ship when the water got rough

[Bridge]
Tied down the party barge
Took Jenessa to higher ground
And moved in a cabin close to town

[Verse 3]
The party's not over or so it seems
We're still together and we still got dreams
We're living on the riverbank and rivers are fun
We party on the riverbank in the midnight sun

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"Down On the Houseboat" appears on "Working In Tennessee" in 2011.

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