Lyrics
(Melody by Stephen Foster, Lyrics from the 1849 Gold Rush)
1. Sing and heave and heave and sing, Hoo-dah, Hoo-dah,
Heave and make the hand-spikes spring, Hoo-dah, hoo-dah day.
Refrain
Ho, boys, ho! For Californio!
There’s plenty of gold, so I’ve been told on the banks of Sacramento.
2. From Limehouse Docks to Sydney Heads…
Was never more than seventy days… Refrain
3. We cracked it on a big skiute…
And the old man felt like a swell galoot… Refrain
See also
- songs from the American West
- songs from the Western states (U.S.)
- sea shanties
- songs with the tonic triad in the melody
- songs with I IV V chords
- similar song: Banks of Sacramento
- same tune as Camptown Races, but the lyrics are for the 1849 Gold Rush
- more lyrics
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