Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river. Thirteen years since you've been gone Thirteen years and you'd better go home. Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Oh! Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river. Thirteen years that ain't so long Thirteen years and you'd better go home. Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Oh!
Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Thirteen years I've been workin' on the river. Thirteen years I've been alone Thirteen years and you'd better go home. Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? Oh! Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Oh Joe Hannah, don't you work so long Don't you know the river is wide? Don't you know the mountain is high? - Oh Joe Hannah!