♪ Father, oh Father, ♪
♪ Come build me a boat ♪
♪ And on the Wisconsin ♪
♪ I will float ♪
♪ And every raft ♪
♪ That passes me by ♪
♪ There will I inquire ♪
♪ For my sweet pinery boy ♪
♪ Pilot oh pilot, ♪
♪ Come tell me true ♪
♪ Is my sweet William ♪
♪ Among your crew ♪
♪ Oh fair maiden, ♪
♪ He is not here ♪
♪ He's drowned at the Dells ♪
♪ It's I do fear ♪
♪ It was at Lone Rock ♪
♪ As we passed by ♪
♪ Oh, there we left him ♪
♪ Your sweet pinery boy ♪
[guitar note fades]