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!