Boatman dance, boatman sing
Boatman do nearly everything
When the boatman gets on shore
Pick up the fiddle and dance some more
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Dance boatman dance
Dance boatman dance
Dance all night 'til the broad daylight
Home with the gals in the mornin' light
Boatman is a thrifty man
None can do what a boatman can
Danced with a pretty gal in my life
But she was the boatman's wife
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Dance boatman dance
Dance boatman dance
Dance all night 'til the broad daylight
Home with the gals in the mornin' light
When the boatman comes around
Looks out boys your hog is gone
Stole my sheep, stole my goat
Put him in a bag and tote him to the boat
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Dance boatman dance
Dance boatman dance
Dance all night 'til the broad daylight
Home with the gals in the mornin' light
The oyster boat should stick to shore
The fish and smack should venture more
The scooner sails before the wind
The steamboat leaves a street behind
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Hey ho, boatman row
Floatin' down the river on the Ohio
Dance boatman dance
Dance boatman dance
Dance all night 'til the broad daylight
Home with the gals in the mornin' light
Dance boatman dance
Dance boatman dance
Dance all night 'til the broad daylight
Home with the gals in the mornin' light