(chorus:)
a bm
get up, jake, it´s late in the mornin´
d a
the rain is pourin´ and we got work to do.
bm
get up, jake, there´s no need a-lyin´,
d a
you tell me that you´re dyin´, but i know it´s not true.

a g d a
now, me and jake, we work down on the river,
g d a
on the ferry "baltimore".
g d a
and when jake don´t rise up in the mornin´,
g d a
people lined up all along the shore.

(chorus)

crap game will take you to the cleaners,
rye whiskey to the grave.
river woman don´t you come no closer,
´cause me and jake got no time to save, oh, oh,

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dirty dan he came up from savannah,
carried a mean streak in his eye.
now, him and jake both wanted annabella,
i guess one man here has got to die.

get up, jake, it´s late in the mornin´
the rain is pourin´ and we got work to do.
get up, jake, there´s no need a-dyin´,
annabelle´s cryin´ and it´s all for you.