O Ma ole canoe! w'at's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so slow? Don 't I work hard enough on de paddle, an' still you don 't seem to go, No win' at all on de fronte side, an' current she don 't be strong,...
De corduroy road go bompety bomp, De corduroy road go jompety jomp, An' he' s takin'beeg chances upset hees load De horse dat 'll trot on de corduroy road. ...
De win' is sleepin' in de pine, but O! de night is black! An' all day long de loon bird cry on Lac Wayagamack, No light is shinin' by de shore for helpin' steer heem t'roo...
You can sew heem up in a canvas sack, An' t'row heem over boar' You can wait till de ship she 's comin' back Den bury heem on de shore For dead man w'en he 's dead for sure,...