Haul Away Joe Cifras

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Goodbye and don’t ya cry
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I’m goin’ to Loui’siana
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Way haul away we'll haul away Joe
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To buy a dog and a muddy old hog
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And marry Suzy-Anna
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Way haul away we'll haul away Joe
 
 
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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My mother told me long ago
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She wished I’d be a lawyer
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
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Much to her chagrin
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I don’t have an employer
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
 
 
[Chorus]
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Way haul away we’re bound for better weather
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
 
 
[Bridge]
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Haul away   Joe me boys
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Meetin’ on up with the old St. Croix
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Keep on rowin’ me boys
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It’s a raftman’s life for me
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Haul away   Joe me boys
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Floatin’ on down to Illinois
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Keep on rowin’ me boys
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It’s a raftman’s life for me
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Toy cars and candy bars
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Is just a waste of money
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
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Cornbread is all ya need
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With butterbeans and honey
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
 
 
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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Sing a Song and get along
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Way down to Sarasota
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
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Then hop a barge up through the arch
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And back to Minnesota
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
 
 
[Chorus]
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Way haul away we’re bound for better weather
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Way haul away we’ll haul away Joe
 
 
[Bridge]
          D        Bm
Haul away   Joe me boys
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Meetin’ on up with the old St. Croix
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Keep on rowin’ me boys
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It’s a raftman’s life for me
          D        Bm
Haul away   Joe me boys
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Floatin’ on down to Illinois
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Keep on rowin’ me boys
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It’s a raftman’s life for me
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Keep on rowin’ me boys
       E                  A
It’s a raftman’s life for me
 
 
[Outro]
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