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"It imagines a fictional steamboat, the Whippoorwill, captained by "Mr. Steamboat Bill," who is determined to beat the record of the Robert E. Lee. He threatens his mates with death if they do not follow his orders and commands them to use cargo as fuel if they run out of coal." I know for a fact there is no mention of Bill threating anybody in the original version by the Leighton Brothers. (The image on the page and earliest version I can find of this song). There are however several various covers by other people that might modify the lyrics. 2601:582:8100:6570:341F:77D7:34FF:5672 ( talk) 18:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
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"It imagines a fictional steamboat, the Whippoorwill, captained by "Mr. Steamboat Bill," who is determined to beat the record of the Robert E. Lee. He threatens his mates with death if they do not follow his orders and commands them to use cargo as fuel if they run out of coal." I know for a fact there is no mention of Bill threating anybody in the original version by the Leighton Brothers. (The image on the page and earliest version I can find of this song). There are however several various covers by other people that might modify the lyrics. 2601:582:8100:6570:341F:77D7:34FF:5672 ( talk) 18:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)