The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #141479   Message #3259126
Posted By: GUEST,henryp
18-Nov-11 - 02:44 AM
Thread Name: Death by drowning in traditional songs
Subject: RE: Death by drowning in traditional songs
A lovely song about logging in northern New York state - River Driving (My girl's waitin' for me) - sung by both Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis. You can now go tubing on the Sacandaga.

Big French Joe and I went out
To break a jam when I heard him shout
'Prenez garde' and the jam went out
My girl's waitin for me

Big French Joe, the logs drowned him
He had no chance to fight or swim
With the logs jammed up to the river's rim
My girl's waitin for me