Paddlin' Madelin' Home 
Harry Woods (1925)

I love a girl named Madelin', 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' Madelin' Home
    Gee! When I'm Paddlin' Madelin' 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' Madelin' Home
    Until I find a good spot where we're alone.
    Oh! she never says 'no', So I kiss her and go
    Paddlin' Madelin' Sweet, sweet Madelin'
    Paddlin' Madelin' Home.

The moon comes up at six o'clock, and I come up at eight.
She's always waitin' for my call and meets me at the gate
I've petted in the parlor, and hugged her in the hall
But when she's out in my canoe I love her best of all:

    'Cause when I'm Paddlin' Madelin' Home
    Gee! When I'm Paddlin' Madelin' 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' Madelin' Home
    Until I find a good spot where we're alone.
    Oh! if she'd only say "Throw your paddles away"
    Paddlin' Madelin' Sweet, sweet Madelin'
    Paddlin' Madelin' Home.