I was born on a riverboat Didn't know my own name Dancing with the women in the Captain's room Dying on the dock of the bay All hands on deck (all hands on deck) Born in the slave quarter, didn't have a dime Ask me about the Captain's daughter What was her name? It was Madeline, Madeline, Madeline I was caught by the howling wind Boy, did it blow my mind Walking with the cane out in the cotton fields Fashioned with a blade out of pine All hands on deck (all hands on deck) Born in the slave quarter, didn't have a dime Ask me about the Captain's daughter What was her name? It was Madeline, Madeline, Madeline Well, I was born on a riverboat Didn't know my own name Dancing with the women in the Captain's room Dying on the dock of the bay All hands on deck (all hands on deck) Born in the slave quarter, didn't have a dime Ask me about the captain's daughter What was her name? It was Madeline, Madeline, Madeline