C There's an old man who lives by the river G7 C In an old log cabin with the cracks in the wall Makes his livin' by the catchin' of the fish G7 C If he don't catch many well he can't fix the wall F F Oo-ee the whistle of the wind G7 C Nail up the boards where the wind goes in F C Oo-ee can't go to sleep, G7 C Wade across the river where the waters ain't deep Old man prayed the big fish are bitin' G7 C The time of the year it's late in the fall Winter's 'commin' the winds gonna whistle G7 C Snow gonna blow through the cracks in the wall F C Oo-ee the whistle of the wind G7 C Nail up the boards where the wind goes in F C Oo-ee can't go to sleep, G7 C Wade across the river where the water ain't deep The old man Courted a pretty youg maiden A maiden that he loved most of all She ran away with a cool river gambler Cool river gambler, seven feet tall Repeat Chorus