John lee hooker - vocal, acoustic guitar (orpheum music, 1959)



A traditional song similar to my little boat is empty. nick's song is also available.



You know i rowed a little boat,

Five miles 'cross the pond

You know i rowed a little boat,

'bout five miles 'cross the pond

I throwed my things in the little boat,

It rolled me right along





It was thunderin' and lightenin',

But it rolled me right along

It was thunderin', it was lightenin',

Oh yeah, it rolled me right along

There were thousands of people,

They didn't have no place to go, mmm





Little children they were screamin'

And cryin', oh yeah

The wind was howlin',

They didn't have no place to go, mmm

There were thousands o' people,

They's goin' from door to door, mmm





My little boat kept rollin',

It kept on rollin',

You know it rolled me right along

Mmm-mmm, kept on rollin,

Kept on rollin' kept on rollin'

Kept on rollin', rollin'


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