About a small boat I'll now sing a song
That played a big part when our country was young. 
She was built on these shores and called gundalow,
And long may her story be told.
CHORUS: Gundalow roll, gundalow sail. Carry the lumber, the crops & the mail.
            Carry the freight on river & bay.Gundalow, gundalow boat.

They were shallow of draft, they were chubby & square,
They could sail on the dew, they could go anywhere.
Down the river on one tide & home on the next,
With 10 tons of cargo stacked high on the decks.
CHORUS: Gundalow roll, gundalow sail. Carry the lumber, the crops & the mail.
           Carry the freight on river & bay.Gundalow, gundalow boat.

From Exeter, Newmarket, Durham & Dover,South Berwick & Portsmouth,
They traveled all over the towns all around the Piscataqua Basin.
They carried the goods to build a new nation.
CHORUS: Gundalow roll, gundalow sail. Carry the lumber, the crops & the mail.
            Carry the freight on river & bay.Gundalow, gundalow boat.

So here’s to the gundalow, here’s to the men,
And though we may never see their likes again,
Their story & glory & pride will live on
Whenever we join in the gundalow song.
LAST CHORUS: Gundalow roll, gundalow sail. Carry the lumber, the crops & the mail.
            Carry the freight on river & bay.Gundalow, gundalow boat.
         Gundalow roll, gundalow sail. Carry the lumber, the crops & the mail.
            Carry the freight on river & bay.Gundalow, gundalow boat.