Classic Poem

Goin' up the river from Catlettsburg to Pike,
workin' on a push boat for old man Jeffry's Ike.
Jane.

2

Working on a push boat
For fifty cents a day;
Buy my girl a brand new dress
And throw the rest away.

3

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

4

Pushing mighty hard, boys,
Sand-bar's in the way,
Working like a son-of-a-gun
For mighty scanty pay.

5

Going down big Sandy
With Pete and Lazy Sam,
When I get to Catlettsburg,
I'll buy myself a dram.

6

Working on a push boat,
Working in the rain;
When I get to Catlettsburg,
Goodbye, Cynthie Jane.