[Verse 1]
James River Blues
I just heard the awful news
I could steer around the rocks
But they're bustin down the docks

[Verse 1]
James River Blues
That train came on through
And the work's gotten slow
Now where's a boat man to go

[Chorus 1]
I think I'll float on down
To Richmond town
They don't need us anymore
Hauling freight from shore to shore
That big iron hauls much more
Than we ever could before

[Verse 3]
I've seen good men going wrong
I've seen bad ones get it right
As that river rolls along
I'll be steppin' out tonight
[Chorus 2]
On the cool flow
Floatin' down, down below
The bridge til the waters edge
From the ridge to the ledge
From the hills to the sea
I'll become a memory

James River Blues
James River Blues
James River Blues