Boatman Dance (hi-lo)

BOATMAN DANCE hi-lo
19th C. American folk
Key: C
 
 -3”  3    3     -3”  3   3
 -6   6    6     -6   6   6
Boat-man dance, boat-man sing
 
 -3”  3  2    2   -1 1   1
 -6   6  5    5   -4 4   4
Boat-man do ‘most an-y-thing
 
  2     -1   2     3
  5     -4   5     6
Dance, boat-man, dance
 
  2     -1   2     1
  5     -4   5     4
Dance, boat-man, dance
 
  2    2   -1
  5    5   -4
Dance all night 
 
  2    3    3    1
  5    6    6    4
‘til broad day-light
 
 1  -1   2   2    2   -1
 4  -4   5   5    5   -4
And go home with the gals
 
-1 -1   1    1
-4 -4   4    4
In the morn-ing
 
  4   4    -4   4   4
  7   7    -8   7   7
Heigh ho, boat-man row
 
 3   3    4    4   3  2
 6   6    7    7   6  5
Sail-in’ down the riv-er
 
1  -1  2 -1 2 3
4  -4  5 -4 5 6
On the O-hi-o
 
  4   4    -4   4   4
  7   7    -8   7   7
Heigh ho, boat-man row
 
 3   3    4   -3”  3  2
 6   6    7   -6   6  5
Sail-in’ down the riv-er
 
1  -1  2 -1 1
4  -4  5 -4 4
On the O-hi-o