^GHALF A MILE FROM THE ^DCOUNTY FAIR, AND THE ^CRAIN CAME POURING ^GDOWN ^GME AND BILLY ^DSTANDING THERE WITH A ^CSILVER HALF A ^GCROWN ^GHANDS FULL OF FISHING GEAR^D, AND THE ^CTACKLE ON OUR ^GBACKS ^GWE JUST STOOD THERE ^DGETTING WET, WITH OUR ^CBACKS AGAINST THE ^GFENCE

^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER, ^EmHOPE IT DON'T RAIN ALL DAY ^D

AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST LIKE ^DJELLY ROLL, AND IT ^EmSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST ^DGOING HOME, ^EmAND IT ^CSTONED ^GME

^GTHE RAIN LET UP, THE ^DSUN CAME OUT, AND ^CWE WAS GETTING ^GDRY ^GALMOST GLAD A ^DPICKUP TRUCK ^CNEARLY PASSED US ^GBY WE ^GJUMPED RIGHT IN THE ^DDRIVER GRINNED AND HE ^CDROPPED US UP THE ^GROAD ^GWE LOOKED AT THE SWIM, WE ^DJUMPED RIGHT IN NOT TO ^CMENTION FISHING ^GPOLES

^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^EmLET IT RUN ALL OVER ME ^D

AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST LIKE ^DJELLY ROLL, AND IT ^EmSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST ^DGOING HOME, ^EmAND IT ^CSTONED ^GME

^GON THE WAY BACK HOME WE ^DSANG A SONG, BUT OUR ^CTHROATS WAS GETTING ^GDRY ^GTHEN WE SAW THE MAN FROM A^DCROSS THE ROAD WITH THE ^CSUNSHINE IN HIS ^GEYES ^GWELL HE LIVED ALL ALONE IN HIS ^DOWN LITTLE HOME WITH A ^CGREAT BIG GALLON ^GJAR ^GTHERE WERE BOTTLES TOO, ONE FOR ^DME AND YOU, HE ^CSAID "HEY THERE^G YOU ARE"

^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^EmGET IT MYSELF FROM THE MOUNTAIN STREAM ^D

AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST LIKE ^DJELLY ROLL, AND IT ^EmSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST ^DGOING HOME, ^EmAND IT ^CSTONED ^GME

^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^AmOH, THE ^DWATER ^EmLET IT RUN ALL OVER ME ^D

AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST LIKE ^DJELLY ROLL, AND IT ^EmSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST ^DGOING HOME, ^EmAND IT ^CSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST LIKE ^DJELLY ROLL, AND IT ^EmSTONED ^GME AND IT ^GSTONED ME ^CTO MY SOUL^{G G}STONED ME JUST ^DGOING HOME, ^EmAND IT ^CSTONED ^GME