I.O.I.O.

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

You know I love getting up in the morning when the sun first strikes the trees

All the morning birds that sing above still bring back memories

Of a girl who stood beside me when the rights I did were wrong

But she went back down the river just when I thought I could be strong

When I thought I could be strong, so I sing

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

She never told me why she left me, but the letter said goodbye

Now my mornings are for wondering and my nights to reason why

Why a stranger comes to steal the love of a girl I had to hold

But she went back down the river just when I thought I could be strong

When I thought I could be strong, so I sing

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O, I sing

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O, I sing

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O

(I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O) ha, ha-ha-ha

(I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O) ha, ha-ha-ha

(I, O, I-I-I-I-I, I, O, I, O) ha, ha-ha-ha