The Ella B

E7 E7 Have you ever took a boat ride B7 Down the Mississippi B7 Well, if you ever do E7 You oughta take it on the Ella B E7 B7 Yes, she starts off in St. Louis Missouri B7 And she takes you down to New Orleans E7 And on out to the sea A7 E7 Well you heard about the good Queen Mary A7 E7 Sailin′ on the seven seas A7 E7 But you ain't never took no boat ride B7 E7 Till you been ridin′ on the Ella B E7 B7 Her accomodations are among the best B7 You get three square meals a day E7 And a place to rest E7 We can just smells them ole hot biscuits B7 And that country ham B7 That old fried chicken E7 Mash potatoes and the candied yam A7 E7 Well you heard about the Constitution A7 E7 Fightin' the revolutionary war A7 E7 Well, America's inland neighbor B7 E7 She′s the finest runnin′ shore to shore (Guitar Solo) E7 B7 E7 B7 E7 E7 Mmmm... it takes about a week B7 To get back down that there river B7 But once you get on board E7 You can wish it would last forever E7 Oh you just sit out on the deck B7 And fish off the side all day B7 Watch the sunny south land roll on by E7 And dream your blues away A7 E7 Well you heard about the ship Titanic A7 E7 A sailin' on the northern sea A7 E7 But you ain′t never took no boat ride B7 E7 Till you been ridin' on the Ella B E7 C# B E7 B - eee- b-eee hee hee B - eee E7