Biography:
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937– June 4, 2001) was an American country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song.
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- Bring Your Clothes Back Home
- Delta Queen Waltz
- Dixie Truckers Home
- Gentle On My Mind
- Goodbye Waltz
- Got No Place To Go
- Got No Place To Gp
- Gum Tree Canoe
- Howard Hughes Blues
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
- Immanuel Cant
- In Plain View Of The Town
- In Tall Buildings
- Ive Heard That Tearstained Monologue You Do
- Kentucky Pool
- Little Piece Of My Heart
- Lorena
- Men All Want To Be Hobos
- My Tears Dont Show
- New Love Warms My Heart
- No End Of Love
- No Expectations
- Owl Feather
- Queen Of Rock Roll
- Shes Still Gonna Break Your Heart
- Slumberin On The Cumberland
- Steam Powered Aereo Plane
- The Annual Waltz
- Therell Never Be Another You
- This Eve Of Parting
- Up On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie
- Waltz Of The Golden Rule
- Where The Old Red River Flows
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Gum Tree Canoe
John Hartford
[Intro]
D G A G D
D G A G D
{Verse]
D G D
On the Tom big bee river so bright I was born
D A
In a hut made of husks of the tall yellow corn
D G D
An there I first meet with my Julia so true
A D
An I row'd her about In my Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
All day in the field the soft cotton I hoe
A
I think of my Julia and sing as I go
D G D
Oh I catch her a bird, with a wing of true blue
A D
An at night sail her round in my Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
With my hands on the banjo and toe on the oar
A
I sing to the sound of the rivers soft roar;
D G D
While the stars they look down at my Julia so true
A D
An' dance in her eye in our Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
One night the stream bore us so far away
A
That we couldn't come back so we thought we'd just stay,
D G D
Oh, we spied a tall ship with a flag of true blue,
A D
And it took us in tow with our gum-tree canoe.
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
John Hartford
[Intro]
D G A G D
D G A G D
{Verse]
D G D
On the Tom big bee river so bright I was born
D A
In a hut made of husks of the tall yellow corn
D G D
An there I first meet with my Julia so true
A D
An I row'd her about In my Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
All day in the field the soft cotton I hoe
A
I think of my Julia and sing as I go
D G D
Oh I catch her a bird, with a wing of true blue
A D
An at night sail her round in my Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
With my hands on the banjo and toe on the oar
A
I sing to the sound of the rivers soft roar;
D G D
While the stars they look down at my Julia so true
A D
An' dance in her eye in our Gum Tree Canoe
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
[Verse]
D G D
One night the stream bore us so far away
A
That we couldn't come back so we thought we'd just stay,
D G D
Oh, we spied a tall ship with a flag of true blue,
A D
And it took us in tow with our gum-tree canoe.
[Chorus]
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the waters so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
D G
Singing row away row, O'er the water so blue
A G D
Like a feather we'll float, In our Gum Tree Canoe
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