Many years ago on the Mississippi riverboats
They had men called gaugers
And the job of a gauger was to hang offthe side of the boat with one hand
And in the other hand he had a ball of twinewith a hunk a lead on the end of itHe'd wield the lead above his head
And let it fly into the river
Wherever the water marked the twineHe'd call up to the skipper and say
Marking on the twine is four fathoms ?Cause then and there, year after year
It was getting pretty monotonous
Until in the 18 hundreds a little man
Came along and revolutionized the
Whole gauging industry
Instead of saying marking on the twine
He cut it short and said Mark twain And in between each marking he'dFill it in with a little pattern about himself
And his every day life
Well if you'd been livin? at that time
Coming up from a distance on the MississippiIt would have sounded like this Mark Twain four fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a gal named Cindy-LouFeeds me gin and bake beans too
Mark Twain, Mark Twain Three fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a friend his name is Pete, sings dirty songs down on Beel street
Mark Twain, Mark Twain two fathoms off the starboard bowI've been working the river since '92I get a penny a day and bad liquor too
Mark Twain I won't save my money
Till the day I die
They gonna bury me all but my good right eye
Mark twain, Mark TwainNo fathoms off the starboard bow
Look out skipper pull it to the side
You gonna bust your bow and split your hide
Oh great God we done run it down
Skipper gonna chase me with a big blood hound Mark Twain
Harold George Bellanfanti Jr., known as Harry Belafonte (1929-2023), was an American singer, musician, actor, and civil rights activist. Born in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican parents, Belafonte began his career in the entertainment world in the 1940s as a dancer and later as a singer. He rose to fame in the 1950s thanks to his album "Calypso", which sold millions of copies worldwide and established him as one of the pioneers of the calypso genre. Belafonte was a multi-faceted artist, with a career spanning music, acting, and social activism. He collaborated with artists like Paul Robeson and Joan Baez, participating in demonstrations against racial segregation in the United States. Among his most famous songs are "Banana Boat (Day-O)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Belafonte won numerous awards for his music and his social commitment, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1980.
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