| G | Cadd9 | G | Cadd9 | G | |
| Old man Crow goes | down to the | river |
| G | Cadd9 | G | Cadd9 | G | |
| Gonna fish himself a | full day's | work |
| G | Cadd9 | G | Cadd9 | G | |
| Been fishing the same old | pond nearly | all his life |
| G | Cadd9 | G | |
| Got his | name engraved right | there in the | dirt |
| F | G | |
| Gonna take his | catch down to market |
| F | G | |
| gonna bring that money | back home |
| F | G | |
| He's putting | bread on the table |
| F | C | G | |
| He's doing his | job |
| Old man's buddy comes down to the river |
| He's gonna talk himself a full day's work |
| He's been fishing for the love of the pond nearly all his life |
| He don't mind at all getting down in the dirt |
| His wife calls at the end of the day |
| His child stumbles downtown to play |
| He's gonna sit in the yard for awhile |
| He's feeling no pain |
| Solo |
| The river bed man has seen some changes |
| Going from paddle boats to gasoline |
| He don't mind at all about no dirty water |
| As long the sun comes up and those fish get cleaned |
| Don't need no millionaire's daughter |
| Don't need no millionaire's wife |
| He's got that millionaire's money |
| Notched in the pole of the fisherman's life |