The Tombigbee River (aka Gum Tree Canoe)
Composer(s): S.S. Steele - A.F. Winnemore
Performer(s): John Hartford; Frank Crumit
On Tombigbee river so bright I was born
In a hut made ob husks ob de tall yaller corn
An dar I fust meet wid my Jula so true
An I row'd her about In my Gum Tree Canoe
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
Like a feather we'll float, In my Gum Tree Canoe
All day in de field de soft cotton I hoe
I tink of my Jula an sing as I go
Oh I catch her a bird, wid a wing ob true blue
An at night sail her round in my Gum Tree Canoe
Singing row away
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
Like a feather we'll float, In my Gum Tree Canoe
Wid my hands on de banjo and toe on de oar
I sing to de sound ob the rivers soft roar
While de stars dey look down at my Jula so true
An' dance in her eye in my Gum Tree Canoe
Singing row away
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
Like a feather we'll float, In my Gum Tree Canoe
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