Haul Away Joe

Goodbye and don't you cry I'm going to Louisiana Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! To buy to a dog and a muddy ol' hog and marry Susianna Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! My mother told me long ago she wished I'd be a lawyer Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Much to her chagrin I don't have an employer Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Way, haul away, we're bound for better weather Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Haul away Joe boys Meeting on up with the old St. Croix Keep a rowing me boys It's a raftman's life for me Haul away Joe boys Floating on down the Illinois Keep a rowing me boys It's a raftman's life for me Toy cars and candy bars are just a waste of money Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Cornbread is all you need with butter beans and honey Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Sing a song and get along way down to Sarasota Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Then hop a barge up through the Arch and back to Minnesota Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Way, haul away, we're bound for better weather Way, haul away, we'll haul away, Joe! Haul away Joe boys Meeting on up with the old St. Croix Keep a rowing me boys It's a raftman's life for me Haul away Joe boys Floating on down the Illinois Keep a rowing me boys It's a raftman's life for me Keep a rowing me boys It's a raftman's life for me