“Niagara Falls”
Description
"Don't you hear the water rolling?/Ho, ho, ho.../That we're riding off in trouble/Ho, ho, ho...)" Later verses take the form, "Don't you go and tell our father (mother, sister)/.../That we're riding off in trouble..."
Notes
Sharp notes, "The words of the song refer to men on a logging raft, which has got out of control and is drifting toward Niagara Falls." - PJS
References
- SharpAp 166, "Niagara Falls" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #3640
- BI, ShAp2166