And my name I've engraved on the high rocks and shore
Over Camp Flat and river, I'm very well known
They call me Jack Haggerty, the pride of the town
I worked on the river by night and by day
'Til the blacksmith's fair daughter my heart stole away
I'm the boy that stands happy on the dark, burling stream
And my thoughts were on Annie, she haunted my dreams
I gave her fine jewels, the finest of lace
The costliest muslins, her form to embrace
And I gave her my wages, all for to keep safe
I deprived her of nothing I had on this earth
I worked on the river, I earned quite a stake
I was steadfast and steady, and ne'er played the rake
For that fair blacksmith's daughter, I'd soon make my bride
And I courted her sweetly by the Flat River side
Then, one day on the river, a note I received
Saying she from her promise, herself she did leave
And she'd wed with another, a long time delayed
And the next time I'd see her, she'd no more be a maid
To her mother, Jane Tucker, I laid all the blame
Well, she caused her to leave me and go back on my name
And to cast off the riggings that god was to tie
And to leave me a wanderer 'til the day that I die
So, come all ye bold raftsmen with hearts stout and true
Don't give your heart quickly, you're beat if you do
And when your head's turned by a dark chestnut curl
Just remember Jack Haggerty and the Flat River girl