verse 1
C F C
Oh, a Cherokee princess and a Choctaw brave
G F C
Were carried away on a Choctawhatchee wave
F C
Oh, a preacher man came and went down on his knee
G F C
And baptized us children in the Choctawhatchee
G Dm C Am
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore
G Dm C Am
Lay down your burden and be happy once more
Dm Em F G
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter
C G Dm Em F G
Waltz with me in the muddy water___
verse 2
N.C. C F C
When the water was gentle, there was peace in the land
G F C
On the banks of Choctawhatchee you gave me your hand
F C
When winter came fierce we were children no more
G F C
And the Cherokee princess was alone on the shore
G Dm C Am
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore
G Dm C Am
Lay down your burden and be happy once more
Dm Em F G
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter
C G Dm Em F G
Waltz with me in the muddy water___
verse 3
N.C. C F C
Oh, the Choctawhatchee River, it will heat up your soul
G F C
Make your warm body shiver and your broken heart whole
F C
It will show you a love that you left in the past
G F C
A reflection of a dream that was destined to last
G Dm C Am
Lay down your suitcase on the Choctawhatchee shore
G Dm C Am
Lay down your burden and be happy once more
Dm Em F G
Well, I’ll be your sweetheart, your father and your daughter
C G Dm Em F G
Waltz with me in the muddy water___
Outro
N.C. C F C
Oh, a Cherokee princess and a Choctaw brave
G F C
Were carried away on a Choctawhatchee wave