| G | D | C | G | |
| Ain't no more | cane on the | braz | os |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| They've | done ground it all | to molasses |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| You Shoulda | been on the | river in | 19 and | 4 |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| You coulda found a dead man at | every turn row |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| You shoulda | been on the | river in | 19 and | 10 |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| They were rollin' the women like the were | driven' the men. |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Now | captain don't you | do me like | you like you done poor | shine |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| You | done worked that bully 'til | he'd been stone blind |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Eye's of | dead men, help me | drive my | row |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| Rise up dead men help me | drive my row |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| There's some on the | building and there's | some on the | farm |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| And there's | some in the graveyard and there's | some going home |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Cause there | ain't no more | cane on the | braz | os |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| They've | done ground it all | to molasses |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| And there | ain't no more | cane on the | brazo | s |
| G | A | D | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |
| C | G | |
| They've | done ground it all to | molasses |
| C | D | G | |
| Oh, | oh, | oh, |