I'm surprised this is listed with Sara Watkins as the songwriter.
It was actually written by Mississippi Riverboat Pilot and minstrel
John Hartford (before Sara was born) and release on the 1976
album 'Mark Twang'. This was just one of dozens of his solo tunes,
where he tried to capture the spirit of travelling the Mississippi
on a riverboat...
I'm surprised this is listed with Sara Watkins as the songwriter.
It was actually written by Mississippi Riverboat Pilot and minstrel John Hartford (before Sara was born) and release on the 1976 album 'Mark Twang'. This was just one of dozens of his solo tunes, where he tried to capture the spirit of travelling the Mississippi on a riverboat...
And he really was a licensed Riverboat Pilot!