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!