When I Swim the Golden River

[Verse 1]
Tell the girls to come and busk me
For I know they're gonna cuss me
When I swim the Golden River in the morning
For I'm dying with the colic
And I know the girls will frolic
When I swim the Golden River in the morning

[Chorus]
When I swim the Golden River in the morn
Give some pretty little girl my powder horn
When I swim the Golden River
How their little hearts will quiver
When I swim the Golden River in the morning

[Verse 2]
Tell the girls to come and smack me
For I know they're going to sack me
When I swim the Golden River in the morning
Give me one more dram of whisky
So that I'll be warm and frisky
When I swim the Golden River in the morning

[Chorus]
When I swim the Golden River in the morn
Give some pretty little girl my powder horn
When I swim the Golden River
How their little hearts will quiver
When I swim the Golden River in the morning

[Verse 3]
Tell the girls to come and kiss me
For I know they're going to miss me
When I swim the Golden River in the morning
I believe the Lord will bless me
If the Devil doesn't catch me
When I swim the Golden River in the morning

[Chorus]
When I swim the Golden River in the morn
Give some pretty little girl my powder horn
When I swim the Golden River
How their little hearts will quiver
When I swim the Golden River in the morning