Lyrics Paddlin' Madelin' Home - Jackie Gleason

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