Lyrics The Julia Belle Swain - John Hartford
This
is
a
song
about
the
Julia
Belle
Swain
Oh,
the
Julia
Belle
Swain
is
a
mighty
Fine
boat,
got
a
mighty
fine
captain,
too
Got
a
big
red
wheel
that
goes
around
and
Around
and
a
bunch
of
old
hippies
for
a
crew
Well,
I
can't
stay
here;
well,
I
gotta
get
away;
I'm
Chattanooga
Tennessee
bound
Gonna
get
my
banjo
and
put
it
on
my
Back
when
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
When
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
When
the
Julia
Belle
comes
to
Peoria,
you
know
that
summer's
here
And
up
on
the
Illinois
River,
that's
the
very
best
time
of
the
year
Those
steam
boat
days
in
August
like
a
hazy,
lazy
dream
I
want
to
be
at
the
foot
of
Main
Street
when
the
Julia
Belle
raises
steam
When
the
Julia
Belle
raises
steam
Well
Dennis
and
Moon
and
Bob
Burnett,
and
Doc
and
Murray
too
Are
one
big
steamboat
family
and
the
Julia
Belle
steamboat
crew
Me,
I
tell
you,
I
gotta
getta
away;
I'm
Chattanooga
Tennessee
bound
Gonna
get
my
banjo
and
put
it
on
my
Back
when
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
When
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
Now
the
Julia
Belle
Swain
is
a
women's
lib
boat,
the
first
I
ever
knew
Got
girls
in
the
pilothouse
and
girls
On
deck
and
a
lady
in
the
engine
room
Now
Donna's
got
her
license;
Cindy's
learning
to
steer
Little
Julie
keeps
Moon
outta
trouble
by
wandering
off
everywhere
By
wandering
off
everywhere
When
the
Julia
Belle
gets
in
a
Steamboat
race,
she's
a
mighty
hard
boat
to
beat
She
raced
the
Belle
of
Louisville;
she
beat
the
Delta
Queen
She
don't
need
no
help
to
get
her
turned
Around;
she'll
come
right
around
on
a
dime
And
after
the
race
she
heads
up
the
River
'cause
the
Julia
Belle's
still
got
time
'Cause
the
Julia
Belle's
still
got
time
Well,
I
sure
do
love
the
Tennessee
River,
the
Ohio
and
the
Illinois
And
I
love
the
old
Mississippi
River;
it's
a
good
old
place
for
a
boy
Just
to
step
on
board
the
steamboat,
ride
all
the
way
to
the
sea
Where
else
but
a
muddy
old
river
would
a
person
want
to
be
Would
a
person
want
to
be?
Well,
I
come
up
the
river
the
other
Night,
darker
than
the
inside
of
a
cow
Ain't
nothin'
like
a
crooked
old
river,
straighten
my
head
right
out
Now
I
love
my
love;
She's
pretty
as
could
be,
and
I
love
to
take
her
down
Those
pretty
ladies
really
like
to
Ride
when
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
When
the
Julia
Belle
comes
down
1 Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew
2 Long Hot Summer Days
3 Let Him Go on Mama
4 Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun
5 Tater Tate and Allen Mundy
6 The Julia Belle Swain
7 Little Cabin Home On The Hill Waugh Waugh
8 Austin Minor Sympathy
9 The Lowest Pair
10 Trying To Do Something To Get Your Attention
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