Goodbye and don't ya cry I'm goin' to Loui'siana Way haul away well haul away Joe To buy a dog and a muddy old hog And marry Suzy-Anna Way haul away well haul away Joe Way haul away we're bound for better weather Way haul away we'll haul away Joe Haul away Joe me boys Meetin' on up with the old St. Croix Haul away Joe me boys Floatin' on down to Illinois Keep on rowin' me boys It's a raftman's life for me My mother told me long ago She wished I'd be a lawyer Much to her chagrin I don't have an employer Toy cars and candy bars Is just a waste of money Cornbread is all ya need With butterbeans and honey Sing a Song and get along Way down to Sarasota Then hop a barge up threw the arch And back to Minnesota