An upbeat track with a 1920s vibe. This song is about a group of entertainers on a houseboat drifting down the Missouri-Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.

Credits: Written & Produced by: Peter Lloyd

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Lyrics:
[Everybody]
(goin’ with the flow) we just fell the way that we were leanin’
(goin’ with the flow)  found each other on this boat convenin’
(goin’ with the flow) down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

(goin’ with the flow) oh, it sure beats peddlin’ or rowin’
(goin’ with the flow)  let the current take us where we’re goin’ 
(goin’ with the flow)  down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo
o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo


Madeleine
(goin’ with the flow) you can hear me sing in river cities
(goin’ with the flow)  songs of love and witty little ditties
(goin’ with the flow)  down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico


Jones
(goin’ with the flow) I collect the gate and stop the crashers
(goin’ with the flow)  bounce the drunks and cripple any mashers
(goin’ with the flow) down the old Missouri Mississippi  to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico


Leslie
(goin’ with the flow) I make every breakfast, lunch, and dinner
(goin’ with the flow)  don’t see anybody getting thinner
(goin’ with the flow)  down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico


Estelle
(goin’ with the flow) I’m the brains behind this crazy caper
(goin’ with the flow)  buy our gasoline and toilet paper
(goin’ with the flow)  down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo
o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-[]oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo


[Everybody]
(goin’ with the flow) oh, it sure beats peddlin’ or rowing
(goin’ with the flow)  let the current take us where we’re goin’ 
(goin’ with the flow)  down the old Missouri Mississippi to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo
o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo o-oo-oo ooooo

(c) Copyright 2025 Peter Lloyd


Goin’ with the Flow

Songwriter since 1966. Can't believe I still have to write protest songs. Prefer writing love songs and songs of praise for stand-up women and men, parodies, lyrical nonsense, blues and adaptations.