Great Big Sea - The river driver

I was j^Eust the age of sixteen when I first went on the drive, After s^Aix months hard labour, at h^Eome I did arr^Bive. I c^Aourted with a pretty girl, t'was h^Eer caused me to ^C#mroam, Now ^EI'm just a river d^C#mriver and I'm ^G#mfar away from ^C#mhome.

I'll ^Eeat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, Get d^Arunk whenever I'm ready, get s^Eober by and ^Bby, And i^Af this river don't drown me, i^Et's down I'll mean to^C#m roam, For I^E'm a river dr^Aiver and I'm ^C#mfar away from h^Eome.

I'll ^Ebuild a lonesome castle upon some mountain high, Where^A she can sit and view me as I g^Eo passing by^B Where^A she can sit and view me as I g^Eo marching o^C#mn, For I^E'm a river dri^C#mver and I'm fa^G#mr away from ho^C#mme.

I'll ^Eeat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, Get d^Arunk whenever I'm ready, get s^Eober by and ^Bby, And i^Af this river don't drown me, i^Et's down I'll mean to ^C#mroam, For I^E'm a river dr^Aiver and I'm ^C#mfar away from h^Eome.

When ^EI am old and feeble, and in my sickness lie, Just ^Awrap me up in a blanket, and la^Ey me down to ^Bdie, Get a^A little bluebird, to s^Eing for me al^C#mone, I'm j^Eust a river dr^C#miver, and I'm ^G#mfar away from ^C#mhome.

I'll ^Eeat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry, Get d^Arunk whenever I'm ready, get s^Eober by and ^Bby, And i^Af this river don't drown me, i^Et's down I'll mean to ^C#mroam, For I^E'm a river dr^Aiver and I'm ^C#mfar away from h^Eome.