Gum Tree Canoe

G C G G D G C G D G G C G On the Tombigbee River so bright I was born G D In a hut made of husks of the tall yellow corn G C G It was there that I spied my Julia so true D G An' I row'd her around on my Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the waters so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the water so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C G G D G C G D G G C G All day in the field the soft cotton I'd hoe G D An' I'd think of my Julia and sing as I go G C G An' I'd catch her a bird, with a wing of true blue D G An' at night sail around in my Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the waters so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the water so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C G G D G C G D G G C G With my hands on the banjo an' my toe on the oar G D An' I'd sing to the sound of the rivers soft roar; G C G While the stars they look down at my Julia so true D G An' I dance in her eye in our Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the waters so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the water so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C G G D G C G D G G C G One day the stream bore us so far away G D That we couldn't come back so we thought we'd just stay, G C G An' we spied a tall ship with a flag of true blue, D G An' it took us in tow in our Gum Tree Canoe. G C Singing row away row, o'er the waters so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe G C Singing row away row, o'er the water so blue D C G Like a feather we'll float, in our Gum Tree Canoe