The River Driver

E i was just the age of sixteen when i first went on the drive , A E B after six months hard labor , at home i did arrive . A E C#m i courted with a pretty girl , t’was her caused me to roam , E C#m G#m C#m now i’m just a river driver and i’m far away from home . E i’ll eat when i Am hungry and i’ll drink when i Am dry , A E B get drunk whenever i’m ready , get sober by and by , A E B and if this river don’t drown me , it’s down i’ll mean to roam , E A C#m E for i’m a river driver and i’m far away from home . i’ll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high , where she can sit and view me as i go passing by where she can sit and view me as i go marching on , for i’m a river driver and i’m far away from home . i’ll eat when i Am hungry and i’ll drink when i Am dry , get drunk whenever i’m ready , get sober by and by , and if this river don’t drown me , it’s down i’ll mean to roam , for i’m a river driver and i’m far away from home .