Pushboat
July 1st, 1998

Working on a push boat
G
From Cattletsburg to Pike,
Am C
I'm working on a push boat,
Em C
For Old Man Jeffery's Ike. X2
Working on a push boat
For fifty cents a day;
Buy a dress for Cynthie Jane,
And throw the rest away. X2
Working on a push boat,
Water's mighty slack;
Taking sorghum 'lasses down
And bringing sugar back. X2
Going down Big Sandy
With Pete and Lazy Sam;
When I get to Cattletsburg,
I'll buy myself a dram. X2
I wish I had a nickel,
I wish I had a dime;
I'd spend it all on Cynthie Jane
And dress her mighty fine. X2
The weather's mighty hot, boys,
Blisters on my feet;
Working on a push boat
To buy my bread and meat. X2
Working on a push boat,
Working in the rain;
When I get to Cattletsburg,
Hello, Cynthie Jane! X2
© McGuinn Music 1998 Roger McGuinn
