Down By The River 'O'

We left the city and the fourteenth floor
And went down by the River 'o Joe
Then we never knew what we were travelling for
We went down by the River 'o Joe

Thirty miles to a place we had not seen
Where the land lies flat and the wind blows keen
It was the prettiest place I've ever been
Down by the River 'o Joe

My dad got a job under factory law
Down by the River 'o Joe
With his house for his kids and so much more
Down by the River 'o Joe

It was thru' the door and thru' the gate
Me my brother and a new found mate
Under the mother moon 'til it got late
Down by the River 'o Joe

The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe
The River ain't never for sale
Said I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the River ain't never for sale

Well, you can make your deals in the dead of night
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like
But I was born by the River ' o Joe
And the river ain't never for sale

They say one time for a week it poured
Down by the River 'o Joe
'Til all you could hear was a pounding roar
Down by the River 'o Joe

They tried to save the church with sand and planks
But the River kept on rising 'til it burst its banks
Pretty soon the whole street sank
Down by the River 'o Joe

I say the River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe
The River ain't never for sale
Well, I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the River ain't never for sale

Well, you can make your deals in the dead of night
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like
But I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the river ain't never for sale

Now many warm days and good times there are
Down by the River 'o Joe
People travel from miles afar to go
Down by the River 'o Joe

But the locals still speak of the endless rain
And the revenge of the muddy tides again
To the developers who would bring change
Down by the River 'o Joe

The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe
The River ain't never for sale
I said I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the River ain't never for sale

Well, you can make your deals in the dead of night
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like
But I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the river ain't never for sale

The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe
The River ain't never for sale
Said I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the River ain't never for sale

Well, you can make your deals in the dead of night
You can bribe who the bloody hell you like
But I was born by the River 'o Joe
And the river ain't never for sale