Gordon Bok - Frankie on the sheepscot

^BbFrankie braids the ^Cpurse-string, ^FCleon sets the tow Frankie ^Bbgoes to pick them over in the ^Cwell He's ^Bbnever got a hat on, and the ^Fsnow is all about him And it ^Bbpacks around his head like his own ^Fskin

"Don't I hate this foolish ^Bbriver!", Frankie ^Fcries "Up and ^Bbdown her like a yo-yo on a ^Cstring Go ^Fout in the morning and ^Bbtear ^Cup ^BbMend all your after^Fnoon And ^Bball this dirty river staving ^Fby" ^F7

Ah, but boys, you should have seen ^Bbhim Wearing the snow as you would wear your ^Fhair Singing, "It's a ^Bbhard life for a boy on the ^Fgut" He's got the ^Bbwords wrong, but he doesn't seem to ^Ccare And the ^Bbseagulls working ^Ceasy out be^Fhind him

Cleon ^Bbslides the hatch back, and he shouts down "Boys, we're ^Fanchored" And you ^Bbset your coffee down and you go on ^Cdeck But the ^Bbriver's humping by so fast, the snow's so flying ^Fthick You can't tell if she's ^Bbmoving or lying ^Fstill

"Don't I hate this foolish ^Bbriver!", Frankie ^Fcries "Up and ^Bbdown her like a yo-yo on a ^Cstring Go ^Fout in the morning and ^Bbtear ^Cup ^BbMend all your after^Fnoon And ^Bball this poor old river going ^Fby" ^F7

^BbCleon winds the wheel and he ^Ccracks the power ^Fto her And she ^Bbpokes her head around, but she ^Cdoesn't turn And he ^Bbtakes her out of gear While Frankie goes to try to ^Fhaul back He says, "I guess we've hooked the ^Bbdear old State of ^FMaine"

Ah, but boys, you should have ^Bbseen him Hour after hour, Cleon on that old ^Fwheel ^C There's ^Fnothing out there but ^Bbhard ^Ctimes ^BbTime and the flying ^Fsnow And ^Bball that pretty river rolling ^Fby

Oh, but boys it makes me ^Bbwonder Hour after hour, Cleon on that old ^Fwheel ^C There's ^Fnothing to see but ^Bbhard ^Ctimes ^BbTime and the flying ^Fsnow But ^BbCleon watches day and night and ^Fday ^{Bb F Bb F}