C
There's an old man who lives by the river
G7C
In an old log cabin with the cracks in the wall
Makes his livin' by the catchin' of the fish
G7C
If he don't catch many well he can't fix the wall
FF
Oo-ee the whistle of the wind
G7C
Nail up the boards where the wind goes in
FC
Oo-ee can't go to sleep,
G7C
Wade across the river where the waters ain't deep
Old man prayed the big fish are bitin'
G7C
The time of the year it's late in the fall
Winter's 'commin' the winds gonna whistle
G7C
Snow gonna blow through the cracks in the wall
FC
Oo-ee the whistle of the wind
G7C
Nail up the boards where the wind goes in
FC
Oo-ee can't go to sleep,
G7C
Wade across the river where the water ain't deep
The old man Courted a pretty youg maiden
A maiden that he loved most of all
She ran away with a cool river gambler
Cool river gambler, seven feet tall
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.