Float -in' down, my hon -ey, Float -in' down,
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.
Float -in' down, my hon -ey, Float -in' down,
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.
Float -in' down, my hon -ey, Float -in' down,
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.
Float -in' down, my hon -ey, Float -in' down,
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.
Float -in' down, my hon -ey, Float -in' down,
Float -in' down the riv -er in -to cot -ton town,
Just hear that whis -tle toot toot toot -in' a -way,
Hear the folks all sing -in' ban -jos ring -in' 'till the break of day,
Hon -ey lamb, my lit -tle hon -ey lamb,
I'll come back to you in Al -a -bam;
While fields of sug -ar cane, seem to wel -come me a -gain,
Float -in' down to cot -ton town.