C F

1. Here we all work 'long the Mississippi,

C Am G

here we all work while the white folk play.

C F

Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset,

C G G7 C

gettin' no rest till the judgment day.

Em Am Em Am

Don't look up and don't look down,

Em Am Em Am

you don't das make the boss man frown.

Em B7 Em B7

Bend your knees and bow your head,

Em B7 Em F - G

and pull that rope until you're dead.

C F

2. Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,

C Am G

let me go 'way from the white man boss.

C F Dm

Show me that stream called the River Jordan,

C G G7 C

that's the old stream that I long to cross.