French Broad River chords by The Stillwater Hobos

D
 Last morning I did tread the creek
 G
 Thinking how my boots do leak
      D
?Twas then that I was fain to speak
    A              D
 To all you Naiads dear.

Chorus:
           D
 Well I?ll swim the french broad river
       G
 And become a little thinner
        D
 When I lay me down to dinner
    A
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
           D
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
     G
 And wine and summer shandy
   D
 A stronger braver man I?ll be
     A               D
 For thee and me and mine.

   D
 A year ago today I sprung
      G
 From stone to rock aye every one
  D
 Amid the river wash and run
 A
 With my sweat-heart near.
     Bm
 The river-rocks did hold their fire
     G
 And with them my true love?s desire
     D
 And Johnny if you?ll be my squire
      A
 I?ll take you as my dear.

Chorus

     D
 But Janus meant to bind the lees
        G
 With a tether of ice about the knees
     D
 And when the river walk did freeze
    A
 My true love to me sang.
      Bm
 Last year I drank you down so wild
      G
 When you were cordial as a child
   D
 A tasty draft of bitter-and-mild
     A
 The glass it loudly rang.

Chorus

     D
 Had I the cocky red-breast song
    G
 To whistle Dixie all night long
     D
 For all the world that?s suffered wrong
     A
 And all you naiads dear.

Last Chorus

           D
 Well I'll swim the french broad river
       G
 And become a little thinner
        D
 When I lay me down to dinner
    A
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
           D
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
     G
 And wine and summer shandy
   D
 A stronger braver man I?ll be
     A
 For thee and me and . . .
         D
 Well I?ll swim the french broad river
       G
 And become a little thinner
        D
 When I lay me down to dinner
    A
 At Dixie?s house to dine.
           D
 Well I?ll order in the brandy
     G
 And wine and summer shandy
   D
 A stronger braver man I?ll be
     A           D
 For thee and me mine.