Boatmen

The boatmen dance and the boatmen sing,

The boatmen do most anything.

And when the boatman comes to shore,

He spends all his money and he works for more.

Chorus:

Hi, ho the boatmen go, up and down the river in the Ohio.

Hi, ho the boatmen go, up and down the river in the Ohio.

Ever see where a boatman lives?

It’s a house on a hollow and it leaks like a sieve.

Boatman says if he gets one wish

If it doesn’t get better he’ll soon be a fish.

The oyster boat should keep to shore.

The fishing smack should venture more.

The schooner sails before the wind,

The steamboat leaves a streak behind.