the red man's camp lies on her borders
we're bound away across the wide
a white man loved an indian maiden
with notions sweet his canoe was laden
we're bound away across the wide
i'll take her 'cross the rolling water
we're bound away across the wide
the chief disdained the trader's dollars
my daughter never you shall follow
we're bound away across the wide
at last there came a yankee skipper
and he tipped his flipper
we're bound away across the wide
he sold the chief that fire-water
and 'cross the river he stole his daughter
we're bound away across the wide
across the wide and rolling water
we're bound away across the wide