Boatman Dance (hi-lo)
by 19th C. American folk · posted by WaltP
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- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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BOATMAN DANCE hi-lo
19th C. American folk
Key: C
-3” 3 3 -3” 3 3
-6 6 6 -6 6 6
Boat-man dance, boat-man sing
-3” 3 2 2 -1 1 1
-6 6 5 5 -4 4 4
Boat-man do ‘most an-y-thing
2 -1 2 3
5 -4 5 6
Dance, boat-man, dance
2 -1 2 1
5 -4 5 4
Dance, boat-man, dance
2 2 -1
5 5 -4
Dance all night
2 3 3 1
5 6 6 4
‘til broad day-light
1 -1 2 2 2 -1
4 -4 5 5 5 -4
And go home with the gals
-1 -1 1 1
-4 -4 4 4
In the morn-ing
4 4 -4 4 4
7 7 -8 7 7
Heigh ho, boat-man row
3 3 4 4 3 2
6 6 7 7 6 5
Sail-in’ down the riv-er
1 -1 2 -1 2 3
4 -4 5 -4 5 6
On the O-hi-o
4 4 -4 4 4
7 7 -8 7 7
Heigh ho, boat-man row
3 3 4 -3” 3 2
6 6 7 -6 6 5
Sail-in’ down the riv-er
1 -1 2 -1 1
4 -4 5 -4 4
On the O-hi-o