Kenneth Walker Added by Kenneth Walker
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A A
Well I'm gonna pick up some of these empties,
Lord
E7
As soon as I find where they lay
A
Tied off them jolly and leavin' lines
On a long hot summer day an
[Chorus]
A
For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 2]
A E7 A A
Well I got me a gal in Pekin
E7
She's a good ole' gal, okay
A
Oh she's sittin' there waitin' by a window fan
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
A
For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 3]
A E7
A A
Well last night we had pork for supper
E7
And tomorrowit'll be chicken consommé
A
And a fruit jar full of iced tea
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
A
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 4]
A E7
A A
Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown
E7
When we got off yesterday
A
Gonna get off down in Alton
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
A
And For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
A E7
A A
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
A
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
E7
Get a halfaday off with pay
A
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Bridge]
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[Outro]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
[Fade Out]
| A - | - E7 | A - |
[Intro]
| A - | - - | - - | - - |
| - - | - E7 |
[Verse 1]
| A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
Well I'm gonna pick up some of these empties,
Lord
As soon as I find where they lay
Tied off them jolly and leavin' lines
On a long hot summer day an
[Chorus]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 2]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
Well I got me a gal in Pekin
She's a good ole' gal, okay
Oh she's sittin' there waitin' by a window fan
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 3]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
Well last night we had pork for supper
And tomorrowit'll be chicken consommé
And a fruit jar full of iced tea
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Verse 4]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown
When we got off yesterday
Gonna get off down in Alton
On a long hot summer day
[Chorus]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
And For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
Get a halfaday off with pay
Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges
On a long hot summer day
[Bridge]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
[Outro]
| A - | - E7 | A - | - - |
[Fade Out]
| A - | - E7 | A - |
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