Key: G major•
Verse 1
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I went up the levee
to pack some sacks
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money back
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Big boat up the river,
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and she can't come down
wearing a frown
Verse 2
and she can't come down
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Big boat up the river, and she
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can't come down
Big boat up the river,
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and she can't come down
Verse 3
There's a big boat up the river,
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and she can't come down
Verse 4
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blowing loud an d fast
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If she don't get to deep water,
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she'll never land
And my woman on the levee
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shaking her hand
She thinks she's gonna quit me
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for another man
Verse 5
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Big boat up the river,
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and she can't come down
and she can't come down
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and she can't come down
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and she can't come down
Verse 6
woman
There's a big boat up the river,
Verse 7
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and she can't come down
Big boat up the river blowing
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loud and fast
And my woman on the levee
that I once have had
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Big boat up the river, and
Verse 8
she can't come down
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and she can't come down
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and she can't come down
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Big boat up the river,
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and she can't come down
Verse 9
that woman
Somebody tell that woman
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There's a big boat up the river,
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C Em
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