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Down By The River O by Rev Hammer
Down By The River O
Verse 1
Dm
Well we left the city and the fourteenth floor
Am C Dm
We went down by the river o Joe
Dm
Though then we never knew what we were travelling for
Am C Dm
We went down by the river o Joe
Dm
Thirty miles to a place that we had not seen
Am C
Where the land lies flat and the wind blows keen
Dm
It was the prettiest place I’ve ever been,
Am C Dm
Down by the river o Joe.
Verse 2
Dm
Well my dad got a job under the factory law
Am C Dm
We went down by the river o Joe
Dm
With a house for his kids and so much more
Am C Dm
We went down by the river o Joe
Dm
It was through the door, through the gate
Am C
There was me and my brother and a new-found mate
Dm
Under the mother-moon ‘till it got late,
Am C Dm
We stayed Down by the river o Joe.
Chorus
Dm
I said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
The River ain’t never for sale,
Dm
I said I was born by the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
And the River ain’t a-never for sale,
Dm
Well you can make your deals in the dead of night
Am C
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like,
Dm Am C Dm
But I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.
Verse 3
Dm
Now they say one time for a week it poured,
Am C Dm
Down by the River o’ Joe,
Dm
‘Till all you could hear was a pounding roar,
Am C Dm
Down by the River o’ Joe,
Dm
They tried to save the church with sand and bags,
Am C
But that River kept rising ‘till it burst it’s banks,
Dm
And a-pretty soon that street got sank,
Am C Dm
Down by the River o’ Joe.
Chorus
Dm
I said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
The River ain’t never for sale,
Dm
I said I was born by the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
And the River ain’t a-never for sale,
Dm
Well you can make your deals in the dead of night
Am C
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like,
Dm Am C Dm
But I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.
Verse 4
Dm
Now many warm days and good times there are,
Am C Dm
Down by the River o’ Joe
Dm
And people will travel from miles about to go
Am C Dm
Down by the River o’ Joe,
Dm
But the locals still speak of the endless rain,
Am C
The revenge of the muddy tides again,
Dm
To the developers who would bring change,
Am C Dm
Down by the river o’ Joe.
Chorus
Dm
I said the River o’ the River o’ the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
The River ain’t never for sale,
Dm
I said I was born by the River o’ Joe,
Am C Dm
And the River ain’t a-never for sale,
Dm
Well you can make your deals in the dead of night
Am C
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like,
Dm Am C Dm
But I was born by the River o’ Joe and the river ain’t never for sale.
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