ROW, ROW, ROW
From the Broadway show "Ziegfield Follies Of 1912"
(William Jerome / James V. Monaco) 

Ada Jones - 1912
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - 1913
American Quartet - 1913
Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions In Music(vocal:Mary Ann Mercer)- 1940
Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer - 1961


Young Johnny Jones he had a cute little boat
And all the girlies he would take for a float.
He had girlies on the shore,
Sweet little peaches by the score-
But master Johnny was a wis'un, you know,
His steady girl was Flo
And every Sunday afternoon
She'd jump in his boat
And they would spoon

And then he'd row, row, row
Way up the river he would row, row, row
A hug he'd give her
Then he'd kiss her now and then
She would tell him when,
They'd fool around and fool around
And then they'd kiss again.
And then he'd row, row, row
A little further he would go, oh, oh, oh,
Then he'd drop both his oars
Take a few more encores,
And then he'd row, row, row.

And then he'd row, row, row
Way up the river he would row, row, row
A hug he'd give her
Then he'd kiss her now and then
She would tell him when,
They'd fool around and fool around
And then they'd kiss again.
And then he'd row, row, row
A little further he would go, oh, oh, oh,
Then we'll drop both our oars
Take a round of applause,
And then we'll go, go, go.


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ALTERNATE VERSION:

ROW, ROW, ROW
(William Jerome /James V. Monaco)
Bing Crosby


YOUNG JOHNNY JONES, HE HAD A CUTE LITTLE BOAT, 
AND ALL THE GIRLIES HE WOULD TAKE FOR A FLOAT, 
HE HAD GIRLIES ON THE SHORE, 
SWEET LITTLE PEACHES BY THE SCORE, 
BUT JOHNIE WAS A WEISENHEIMER YOU KNOW, 
HIS STEADY GIRL WAS FLO, 
AND EV'RY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 
SHE'D JUMP IN HIS BOAT AND THEY WOULD SPOON:

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
WAY UP THE RIVER HE WOULD ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A HUG HE'D GIVE TO HER, 
THEN HE'D KISS HER NOW AND THEN, 
SHE WOULD TELL HIM WHEN, 
HE'D FOOL AROUND, AND FOOL AROUND, 
AND THEN THEY'D KISS AGAIN,

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A LITTLE FURTHER HE WOULD ROW, OH, OH, OH, OH! 
THEN HE'D DROP BOTH HIS OARS,
AND TAKE A FEW MORE ENCORES, 
AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW,

RIGHT IN HIS BOAT HE HAD A CUTE LITTLE SEAT, 
AND EV'RY KISS HE STOLE FROM FLO WAS SO SWEET, 
AND HE KNEW JUST HOW TO ROW, HE WAS A ROWING ROMEO, 
HE KNEW AN ISLAND WHERE THE TREES WERE SO GRAND, 
HE KNEW JUST WHERE TO LAND, 
THEN TALES OF LOVE HE'D TELL TO FLO, 
UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO GO,

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
WAY UP THE RIVER HE WOULD ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A HUG HE'D GIVE TO HER, 
THEN HE'D KISS HER NOW AND THEN, 
SHE WOULD TELL HIM WHEN, 
HE'D FOOL AROUND, AND FOOL AROUND, 
AND THEN THEY'D KISS AGAIN, 

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A LITTLE FURTHER HE WOULD ROW, OH, OH, OH, OH! 
THEN HE'D DROP BOTH HIS OARS, 
AND TAKE A FEW MORE ENCORES, 
AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW,

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
WAY UP THE RIVER HE WOULD ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A HUG HE'D GIVE TO HER, 
THEN HE'D KISS HER NOW AND THEN, 
SHE WOULD TELL HIM WHEN, 
HE'D FOOL AROUND, AND FOOL AROUND, 
AND THEN THEY'D KISS AGAIN, 

AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW, 
A LITTLE FURTHER HE WOULD ROW, OH, OH, OH, OH! 
THEN THIS CLEVER YOUNG DUDE 
KICKED UP THE OLD EVINRUDE 
AND THEN HE'D ROW, ROW, ROW.