Boatman Dance
Heigh ho away we go
Floatin’ down the river on the Ohio
Or,
Heigh ho the boatman go
Polin’ up the river on the Ohio
Boatman dance, boatman sing
Boatman do most everything
When the boatman gets on shore
He spends his money and he works for more
chorus
Dance boatman dance
Sing boatman sing
Dance all night til broad daylight
Go home with the gals in the morning
The boatman is a thrifty man
There’s none can do as the boatman can
He’ll steal your sheep, he’ll steal your shoat
He’ll put ‘em in a bag and take ‘em to the boat
chorus
Dance boatman dance
Sing boatman sing
Dance all night til broad daylight
Go home with the gals in the morning
verse
I never saw a pretty girl in my life
But what she wouldn’t be a boatman’s wife
When the boatman blows his horn
Look out old man, your daughter’s gone
chorus
Dance boatman dance
Sing boatman sing
Dance all night til broad daylight
Go home with the gals in the morning