Miss Toni Fisher Memphis Belle lyrics

Listen to the story of the Memphis Belle,
A river folk that's stayed around for quite a spell.
Her paddle wheels are turnin',
A-Turnin' and a-churnin' 'round.

Captain Billy Jones was at the wheel that day,
Say that when he left Mobile to sail away,
His whistle was a-blowin',
Just as he was goin',
They heard him say,
"This is the last time--I said the last time--
I'll be sailin' away.
I've got a feelin',
I said a feelin',
This is my lucky day!
I told the gal I left behind before this trip
That when my run was over I was gonna quit.
Settle down and live in town and say goodbye,
To the steamer Memphis Belle."

People say that when he left they knew that day,
All that they could see was just the golden spray,

Risin' from the river,
River and the Memphis Belle.

And the people in the town of Louisville
Saw the steamer comin' and took to the hills.
The way the stack was smokin',
paddle wheels a-strokin',
Goodbye Captain Bill.

And that's the last time--the very last time--
They saw the Memphis Belle.
And yet at night-time,
If it's the right time,
You'll still hear her bell.
I wonder if he ended every kind that day,
Different kind of gal who knows just how to pray,
Well if she does you'll have to pray 'til judgement day,
Waitin' for the Memphis Belle, boy,
Waitin' for the Memphis Belle