Long Hot Summer Day

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' lines
 On a long hot summer day, yeah
 For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
 Get a half a day off with pay
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 On a long hot summer day
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 Well, I got me a girl in Pekin
 She's a good old girl, 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
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 On a long hot summer day
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 Well, last night we had pork for supper
 And tomorrow it'll be chicken consommé
 And a fruit jar full of iced tea
 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
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 On a long hot summer day
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 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
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 On a long hot summer day
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 And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River
 Get a half a day off with pay
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 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
 Old tow boat pickin' up barges
 On a long hot summer day