French Broad River The Stillwater Hobos
Last morning I did tr[D]ead the creek
[G]Thinking how my boots do leak
â??Twa[D]s then that I was fain to speak
To [A]all you Naiads [D]dear.
Chorus:
Well Iâ??l[D]l swim the french broad river
And be[G]come a little thinner
When I [D]lay me down to dinner
At [A]Dixieâ??s house to dine.
Well Iâ??l[D]l order in the brandy
And [G]wine and summer shandy
A [D]stronger braver man Iâ??ll be
For [A]thee and me and [D]mine.
A [D]year ago today I sprung
From [G]stone to rock aye every one
A[D]mid the river wash and run
[A]With my sweat-heart near.
The [Bm]river-rocks did hold their fire
And [G]with them my true loveâ??s desire
And [D]Johnny if youâ??ll be my squire
Iâ??l[A]l take you as my dear.
Chorus
But [D]Janus meant to bind the lees
With a [G]tether of ice about the knees
And [D]when the river walk did freeze
My [A]true love to me sang.
Last [Bm]year I drank you down so wild
When [G]you were cordial as a child
A [D]tasty draft of bitter-and-mild
The [A]glass it loudly rang.
Chorus
Had [D]I the cocky red-breast song
To [G]whistle Dixie all night long
For [D]all the world thatâ??s suffered wrong
And [A]all you naiads dear.
Last Chorus
Well I'll [D]swim the french broad river
And be[G]come a little thinner
When I [D]lay me down to dinner
At [A]Dixieâ??s house to dine.
Well Iâ??l[D]l order in the brandy
And [G]wine and summer shandy
A [D]stronger braver man Iâ??ll be
For [A]thee and me and . . .
Well Iâ?[D]?ll swim the french broad river
And be[G]come a little thinner
When I [D]lay me down to dinner
At [A]Dixieâ??s house to dine.
Well Iâ??l[D]l order in the brandy
And [G]wine and summer shandy
A [D]stronger braver man Iâ??ll be
For [A]thee and me [D]mine.
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