Long Hot Summer Day(Chords)

	        Intro- A,E  

                A 
Well I'm Gonna pick up some of these empties Lord. 
                              E 
As soon as I find where they lay. 
      A 
Tied off of them jolly and leaving lines. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 

 
      A  
For every day I workin' on the Illinois River. 
                           E 
Get a half a day off with pay. 
    A 
Oh Tow boat pickin' up barges. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 


        A  
Well I got me a gal in Pecan. 
                        E 
She's a good ole' gal okay. 
           A           
Oh she's sitting there waitin' by a window fan. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 

 
      A 
For every day I workin' on the Illinois River. 
                          E 
Get a half a day off with pay. 
    A 
Oh Tow boat pickin' up barges. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 


           A        
Well Last night we had pork for supper. 
                                  E 
And Tomorrow it'll be chicken consommé. 
       A       
And a fruit jar full a iced tea. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. Yeah. 

 
     A 
For every day I workin' on the Illinois River. 
                           E 
Get a half a day off with pay. 
    A                          
Oh Tow boat pickin' up barges. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 


          A        
Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown. 
                     E 
When we got off yesterday. 
      A 
Gonna get off down in Alton. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 

 
     A 
For every day I workin' on the Illinois River. 
                           E 
Get a half a day off with pay. 
    A                          
Oh Tow boat pickin' up barges. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 



Lead: 

  
     A 
For every day I workin' on the Illinois River. 
                           E 
Get a half a day off with pay. 
    A                          
Oh Tow boat pickin' up barges. 
       A    E         A 
On a long hot summer day. 2x: 

	        

Written by John Hartford