'Cause when i'm paddlin' madelin' home Gee! when i'm paddlin' madelin' home First i drift with the tide Then pull for the shore I hug her and kiss her And paddle some more. The i keep paddlin' madelin' home Until i find a spot where we're alone Oh! she never says "no" so i kiss her and go Paddlin' madelin', sweet, sweet madelin' Paddlin' madelin' home! (Repeat)