MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE

The Highwaymen.
#1 in 1961.
 
#1.
C                                     F   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..jah,
        Em              Dm            C   G   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..lu..jah.
 
#2.
C                                      F  C
Sister helped to trim the sails, halle‑lu‑jah,
       Em                 Dm           C  G  C
Sister helped to trim the sails, halle‑lu‑lu‑jah.
 
CHORUS:
C                                     F   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..jah,
        Em              Dm            C   G   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..lu..jah.
 
#3.
C                                          F  C
The River Jordan is chilly and cold, halle‑lu‑jah,
           Em               Dm          G  C
Chills the body but not the soul, halle‑lu‑jah.
 
CHORUS:
C                                     F   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..jah,
        Em              Dm            C   G   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..lu..jah.
 
#4.
C                                              F  C
The river is deep and the river is wide, halle‑lu‑jah,
         Em                 Dm          C  G  C
Milk and honey on the other side, halle‑lu‑lu‑jah.
 
OUTRO:
C                                     F   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..jah,
        Em              Dm            C   G   C
Michael rowed the boat ashore, halle..lu..lu..jah.