Gum-tree Canoe - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
GUM-TREE CANOE. 
On Tombigbee river, so bright, I was born. In a hut made ob husks ob de tall yaller corn, An' dar I fust met wid my Jula so true, An' I row'd her about in my gum-tree canoe. 
Chorus. Singing row away, row, O'er de waters so blue, Like a feather we'll float, In my gum-tree canoe. 
All de day in de field de soft cotton I hoe, I t'ink of my Jula. an' sing as I go; Oh, I catch her a bird wid a wing ob true blue, An' at night sail her round in my gum-tree canoe.-CHorus. 
Wid my hands on de banjo, and toe on de oar, I sing to de sound ob de riber's soft roar, While de stars dey look down on my Jula so true, An' dance in her eye in my gum-tree canoe.-Chorus. 
But one night de stream bore us so far away, Dat we couldn't cum back, so we thought we'd jis* stay, Oh, we spied a tall ship wid a flag ob true blue, An' it took us in tow wid my gum-tree canoe.-Chorus.