G C D
[Verse]
G
Well I don't care about my sorrows
C G
And I don't care about my woes
G
I put my knees down in the sand
D G
Down where that river flows
G
I put my hands in the water
C G
Up to my elbows in the cold
G
I let it wash my dirty face
D G
Let it cleanse my troubled soul
G
Well, my name is Hub Cale
C G
And my home is where ever I lay
G
And I was born to ride the rails
D G
Ride the rails ’til judgement day
[Pre Chorus]
C G
My face is wrinkled and weary
G D
And rough as railroad tie
G
And when that train come rumblin' through this town
D G
I lift my jug to the sky
[Chorus]
N.C.
Well I lift my my Jug to the sky oh lord
D G
Well, I lift my jug to the sky
G
And when that number 9 come rollin' by
D G
I lift my jug to the sky
[Verse]
G
For I was an engineer
C G
I made my livin' shovelin' coal
G
Paid my dues for 12 long years
D G
Then one day they let me go
G
And that time it sure was rough
C G
And the labor sure took its toll
G
For my lungs are as black
D G
As the feathers of the crow
[Pre Chorus]
C G
Now I lay underneath the trestle
G D
With my jug of homemade rye
G
And when that train come rumblin' through this town
D G
I lift it up to the sky
[Chorus]
N.C.
Well I lift my my Jug to the sky oh lord
D G
Well, I lift my jug to the sky
G
And when that number 9 come rollin' by
D G
I lift my jug to the sky
[Outro]
G
Well I don't care about my sorrows
C G
And I don't care about my woes
G
I put my knees down in the sand
D G
Down where that river flows
D G
Down where that river flows
D G
Oh Down where that river flows
