(Courtney Hartman)
Oh we boarded the boat on the breast of the river so wide
And we left old St. Louis on the crest of that brown muddy tide

(Robert Ellis)
To the strains of the Delta Queen's band, I found myself holdin' your hand
The way we had hoped we would do all that summer and fall

(Courtney Hartman and Robert Ellis)
Oh the whistle came out, such a deep mellow sound in the night
And the echo came back from the shoreline of twinklin' lights
There was nothin' we really could say
The river had swept us away
Like a present hereafter, the warm sound of laughter
As we danced to the Delta Queen Waltz

(Courtney Hartman and Robert Ellis)
As the big wheel keeps rollin', I find myself holdin' you near
As the night time's unfoldin', I'm lucky just havin' you here
As a single wave curls down the shore
We're waltzing away across the floor
As our heart beats assemble, the boat lightly trembles
As we dance to the Delta Queen Waltz