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