French Broad River(Chords)

	        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.  


           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. 

Refrão 

     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.  

Refrão 

     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. 



           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.