Nancy Till
White's Serenaders
1.
Down in the canebrake close
by the mill,
There liv'd a yellow girl,
her name was Nancy Till;
She knew that I lov'd her,
she knew it long,
I'm going to serenade her and
I'll sing this song.
CHORUS:
Come, love, come,
the boat lies low,
She lies high and dry on the Ohio;
Come, love, come,
won't you go along with me?
I'll take you down to Tennessee.
2.
Open the window, love, O do,
And listen to the music
I'm playing for you,
The whisp'rings of love,
so soft and so low,
Harmonise my voice with the old banjo.
(CHORUS)
3.
Softly the casement begins
for to rise--
The stars are a shining
above the skies;
The moon is declining behind
yonder hill
Reflecting uts rays on you,
my Nancy Till.
(CHORUS)
4.
Farewell love, I must now away,
I've a long way to travel
before the break of day,
But the next time I come,
be ready to go,
A sailing on the banks of the Ohio.
(CHORUS)