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PUSH BOAT


Working on a push boat
From Cattlesburg to Pike,
I'm working on a push boat,
For Old Man Jeffery's Ike
Working on a push boat
For fifty cents a day;
Buy a dress for Cynthie Jane,
And throw the rest away

Working on a push boat,
Water's mighty slack;
Taking sorghum 'lasses down
And bringing sugar back

Going down Big Sandy
With Pete and Lazy Sam;
When I get to Cattlesburg,
I'll buy myself a dram

I wish I had a nickel,
I wish I had a dime;
I'd spend it all on Cynthie Jane
And dress her mighty fine

The weather's mighty hot, boys,
Blisters on my feet;
Working on a push boat
To buy my bread and meat

Working on a push boat,
Working in the rain;
When I get to Cattlesburg,
Hello, Cynthie Jane!




McGuinn Music 1998 Roger McGuinn