[Verse 1] Well Im gonna pick up some of these empties, Lord As soon as I find where they lay Tied off them jolly and leavin lines On a long hot summer day [Chorus] For every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day [Verse 2] Well I got me a gal in Pekin Shes a good ole gal, okay Oh shes sittin there waitin by a window fan On a long hot summer day [Chorus] For every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day [Verse 3] Well last night we had pork for supper And tomorrow itll be chicken consomm And a fruit jar full of iced tea On a long hot summer day [Chorus] And for every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day [Verse 4] Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown When we got off yesterday Gonna get off down in Alton On a long hot summer day [Chorus] For every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day [Instrumental] [Chorus] And for every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day [Chorus] And for every day Im workin on the Illinois River Get a halfaday off with pay Ole tow boat pickin up barges On a long hot summer day
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