Classic Poem

Why don't you
go down Old Hannah
well well well
don't you rise no more
don't you rise no more

Why don't
you
go down Old
Hannaaaaaah

Don't you
rise no-o more

If you
rise in the morning
well well well
bring judgement sure
bring judgement sure

If you
rise
in the
morniiiiiing
Bring judge-
me-ent sure

Well I
looked at Old Hannah
well well well
and she was turning red
she was turning red

Well I
looked at
my
partneeeeeer

And he was
al-
mo-ost dead

Well you
oughta been on this old river
well well well
19 and 4
19 and 4

You oughta
been on
this old
riveeeeeer

19
a-and 4

You could
find a dead man
well well well
right a cross your row
right a cross your row

You could
find
a-a
dead maaaaaan
Right a-
cross your row

Why don't you
get up old dead man
well well well
help me carry my row
help me carry my row

Why don't you
get up
old
dead maaaaaan

Help me
carry my-y-y row

Well you
oughta been on this old river
well well well
19 and 5
19 and 5

You oughta
been on
this old
riveeeeeer

19
a-and 5

You couldn't hardly find a
a man alive
a man alive
You couldn't hardly
find
aaaaaa

A man
alive

You oughta been on this old river
well well well
in 1910
19 and 10

You oughta been on
this old
riveeeeeer

19
a-and 10

When they were working all the women
well well well
right along with the men
right along with the men

When they was working
all the
womeeeeeen

Right a-
long
with the men

Well I been on this old river
well well well
so jumping long
so jumping long

I don't know
which side of the
brazaaaaaas
My ma-
ma's on
Run and call the major
O run and call major
Well run and call the major
. . .
Well tell him I'm worried
O my lord god
Well tell him I'm worried
. . .
Well look-a look-a yonder
O my lord god
Well look-a look-a yonder
. . .
I b'lieve I'll find the major
O my lord god
I b'lieve I'll find the major
. . .

Well you talk about
your troubles:
Take a look at mine
Ohhhhhhhhh, my lord
You say you got a hundred:
I got 99
Oh my lord
Well it don't
make no difference:
They both life time
Ohhhhhhhhh, my lord
I say it don't make no difference
'cause they both life time