Down the C&O (Bob Hitchcock) Early mornin', underway; loaded down with Cumberland coal Hitch the mules and load the hay. Get your papers; time to go. Head on out to the Wayville lock, sign the sheets and go. Runnin' down to the Georgetown dock; let the water flow Down the C & O. J.P. get hold of Coalie's rein; let old Zel drive the team These old mules, the best we've got; they're the best I've ever seen They won't mind the run today; come on it's time to go. The paper mill's a long, long way. Let the water flow Down the C & O. Sun is risin' in the sky; soon the heat will slow us down. Miles'll drift so slowly by; seven days, we'll turn her 'round A lock is comin' up ahead; I'll give my horn a blow. Blow so loud I'll wake the dead; let the water flow. Down the C & O. Early mornin', underway; loaded down with Cumberland coal Hitch the mules and load the hay. Get your papers; time to go. Head on out to the Wayville lock, sign the sheets and go. Runnin' down to the Georgetown dock; let the water flow Down the C & O. DS
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