I knew one in St. Louis on a Missouri afternoon
Leavin' on the evenin' tide
Just let it ride
Ride, let it ride
I just let it ride
Hear the steeple bell ring out above my lobster pots
They just let it ride
One day when I'm old and gray an' consider what's gone by
Leavin' on the evenin' tide
They just let it ride
I met one up in Shanghai and another in Rangoon
Just let it ride
Even when I'm sleeping, I can't seem to unwind
If they seem a bit untidy, well, unraveling them is fun
I might be out here fishin' man but that ain't where it stops
I just let it ride
And all of the old jokes we told around the candle light
He just let it ride
The mouths I feed are many and they all say thanks a lot
Leavin' on the evenin' tide
Ride, let it ride
And stateside of the tunnel customs agents gave him flight
I will not stand corrected, I have not harmed anyone
Just let it ride
Better I listen to my heart, I sometimes fail to find
Ride, let it ride
Ride, let it ride
Leave on the evenin' tide
I just let it ride
We never will forget them, we still fantasize them all
Just let it ride
To all those tender damsels who had helped us in the night
I always will be proud of every tear I've ever cried
And when they finally got there, a sleeping man was all that they found
I knew a man from Windsor who went to Detroit every night
I'm gonna let it ride
He threw his stash in the river and his bedroll on the ground
Ride, ride, ride
Here's to the girls from London and the ones from Montreal
One sane and simple answer on the bright side of my mind
Leave on the evenin' tide
I'm gonna let it ride
