Paddlin' Madelin' Home

I love a girl named Madeline

I know she loves me, too

For ev'ry night the moon is bright

She rides in my canoe



At midnight on the river

I heard her father call,

But she don't care and I don't care

If we get back at all



'Cause when I'm paddlin' Madeline home

Gee! When I'm paddlin' Madeline home

First I drift with the tide,

Then pull for the shore

I hug her and kiss her

And paddle some more



Then I keep paddlin' Madeline home

Until I find a spot where we're alone

Oh! She never says "No"

So I kiss her and go

Paddlin' Madeline

Sweet sweet Madeline

Paddlin' Madeline home



'Cause when I'm paddlin' Madeline home

Gee! When I'm paddlin' Madeline home

First I kiss her a while

And when I get through

I paddle for one mile

And drift back for two



Then I keep paddlin' Madeline home

Until I find a spot where we're alone

Oh! If she'd only say "Throw your paddles away"

Paddlin' Madeline

Sweet sweet Madeline

Paddlin' Madeline home