Lyrics to
Steamboat

This version of Steamboat was released by Beach Boys in 1973.

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The river’s a bed of sweet berries and flowers
Banks of thirsty lies
(Please be careful)
The stream is an eyeglass of heroes
Bridged with bright replies
The creek is a funnel of forgiveness
Winning every prize
Steamboat of living ever faithfully ride.

The river’s a dream in a waltz time
Banks of jasper glaze
(Have a ball and sing)
The stream is a timepiece of children
Bridged with crystal haze
The creek is a trumpet of hard times
Blowing tasty days
Steamboat of living ever faithfully glide.

Don’t worry mister Fulton
We’ll get your steamboat rollin’.

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Beach Boys has released many songs over the years besides Steamboat. Beach Boys released songs from 1962 to 1992 spanning across albums like Surfin' Safari, Little Deuce Coupe, Surfer Girl, Surfin' USA, Shut Down Volume 2, All Summer Long, Christmas Album, Beach Boys' Party!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Today!, Pet Sounds, Wild Honey, Smiley Smile, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl And The Passions: So Tough, Mount Vernon And Fairway, Holland, 15 Big Ones, Love You, M.I.U. Album, L.A. (Light Album), Keepin' The Summer Alive, The Beach Boys, Still Cruisin', and Summer In Paradise. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Beach Boys.

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About Lyrics and Steamboat by Beach Boys

The lyrics to Steamboat are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Beach Boys in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Steamboat are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Beach Boys and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Steamboat back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Steamboat by Beach Boys in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Steamboat" means the words set to the music of Steamboat, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Beach Boys. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Steamboat and the lyrics to Steamboat are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Beach Boys who came here looking just for the lyrics to Steamboat, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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