Long Hot Summer Day - Turnpike Troubadours
Composed by:John Hartford
Produced by:Mike McClure
Well I'm gonna pick up some of these empties lord
As soon as I find where they lay
Tied-off them jolly and leavin my ends
On a long hot Summer day
For every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day
Well I got me a gal in Pekin
She's a good oh gal okay
Oh she's sittin there waitin by a window fan
On a long hot Summer day
For every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day
Well last night we had pork for supper
And tomorrow be chicken consomme
And fruit jar full of iced tea
On a long hot Summer day
Land
For every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day
Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown
When we got off yesterday
Gonna get off down in Alton
On a long hot Summer day
And for every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day
For every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day
For every day I'm workin on the Illinois River
Get a half a day off with pay
Oh tow boat pickin up barges
On a long hot Summer day