Gum Tree Canoe by John Hartford Lyrics

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

Chorus:
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

Chorus

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
Chorus