Way Down the Ohio

Well some rows up

But we floats down

Way down the Ohio to Shawneetown

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio

Well, whisky's in the jug, boys

And wheat is in the sack

We'll trade em down to Shawneetown

And we'll bring the rock salt back

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio

Well now the current's got her, boys

Take in the slack

We'll drive her down to Shawneetown

Then we'll bushwhack her back

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio

Well, I got a wife in Louisville

And one in New Orleans

And when I get to Shawneetown

I’m gonna see my Shawnee queen

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio

So some rows up

But we floats down

Way down the Ohio to Shawneetown

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio

And it's hard on the Beech Oar

She moves too slow

Way down to Shawneetown on the Ohio