[Intro]
D G A
D G A
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A
Don't you know the mountain is high?
[Verse]
D G A
Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river
D G A
Thirteen years since you've been gone
D G A
Thirteen years and you'd better go home
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A D
Don't you know the mountain is high? Ohhh!
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A
Don't you know the mountain is high?
[Verse]
D G A
Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river
D G A
Thirteen years that ain't so long
D G A
Thirteen years and you'd better go home
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A D
Don't you know the mountain is high? Ohhh!
[Chorus]
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A
Don't you know the mountain is high?
[Verse]
D G A
Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river
D G A
Thirteen years I've been alone
D G A
Thirteen years and you'd better go home
D G A
Don't you know the river is wide?
D G A D
Don't you know the mountain is high? Ohhh!
N.C.
Oh Joe Hannah!