Roust-a-bout Lyrics - Flatt And Scruggs

The fog is rollin' down the river 

Dark clouds hangin' mighty low 

Well it's a long, long way 

From ol' St Louis to the Gulf of Mexico 

Well, I make my home on the Mississippi 

I'm roust-a-bout on the Seabord line 

We hit the deck on a Monday morning 

But we make the ducks on a Saturday night 

Well, I had me a girl way down in Vickburg 

I used to stop every time I passed 

Till she made off with a riverboat gambler with a new [unverified] 

Well, I make my home [unverified] 

Now when I die, I've got one favor 

Don't lay me down in the cold, cold ground 

Just take me out to the middle of the river 

And roll me over and point me south 

Well, I make my home [unverified]