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OH, ANNIE, OH! Lead: Peter

A riverboat cargo handling chantey, from Mary Wheeler, Steamboatin' Days: Folk Songs Of The River.

LYRICS:

Solo: Hopped up on the Richmond an' then upon the Lee
Chorus: Oh, Annie, oh-O!
Solo: I hopped upon the Belle, an' she got away from me
Chorus: Oh, Annie, oh

Belle's so fast she's got no time
Hand me down a dollar and a dime

Han' me down a dollar an' a dime
Give me the sign an' the money's mine

Han' me down a dollar an' a dime
It's a dollar a day, work or play

I'm going to ship on the Eagle Tender
Buy my wife a Grecian bender

Hopped up on the Richmond and then upon the Lee
I hopped upon the Belle and she got away from me