[1] On the Tombigbee River so [4] bright I was [1] born
In a hut made of husks of the [5] tall yellow corn
And [1] there I first spied my [4] Julia so true
And I [1] rowed her about in my [5] gum tree [1] canoe

[1] Singin' row away row o'er the [4] waters so blue
Like a [5] feather we'll float in our gum tree ca-[1]-noe
[1] Singin' row away row o'er the [4] waters so blue
Like a [5] feather we'll float in our gum tree ca-[1]-noe

All day in the fields of soft cotton I'd hoe
And think of my Julia and sing as I go
And I'd catch her a bird with a wing of true blue
And at night sail around in my gum tree canoe

With my hands on the banjo and a toe on the oar
I'd sing to the sound of the river's soft roar
While the stars they look down on my Julia so true
And dance in her eyes in my gum tree canoe

One day the stream bore us so far away
That we couldn't come back so we thought we'd just stay
Then we spied a tall ship with a flag of true blue
And it took us in tow in our gum tree canoe