oh gideon lived across the bay he s gettin older now his boat is big and strong and bold she has a stalward bow but my father s boat was second hand one someone used before and after every fishing trip my father always swore that someday he would save enough to go to st john s town and buy himself a big new boat a boat like gideon brown a boat like gideon brown confederation came around and the days of old age pension he said son i m saving every cent and this you must not mention you save the baby bonus too and things just might turn around and we ll have enough to buy a boat a boat like gideon brown chorus cause she can punch ahead in any gale and ride the fishing ground i often thought how proud i d be in a boat like gideon brown in a boat like gideon brown many years did pass away and dad began to fade he didn t talk of boats too much he said son i m afraid if things don t soon improve then i ll be underground before we ever get to see ourselves in a boat like gideon brown chorus i sat and held his hand one day and he said son that policy the insurance is all in your name you re the beneficiary and when i m gone they ll pay you off then go to st john s town and buy yourself a big new boat a boat like gideon brown chorus 