Long Hot Summer Day

Well I'm 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

For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day

Well I got me a gal in Pekin

She's a good ole' gal, okay

Oh she's sittin' there waitin' by a window fan

On a long hot summer day

For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day

Well last night we had pork for supper

And tomorrow it'll be chicken consommé

And a fruit jar full of iced tea

On a long hot summer day

And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day

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

For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day

And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day

And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River

Get a half-a-day off with pay

Ole' tow boat pickin' up barges

On a long hot summer day