Well we left the city and the fourteenth floor We went down by the river o’ Joe Though then we never knew what we were travelling for We went down by the river o’ Joe Thirty miles to a place that we had not seen Where the land lies flat and the wind blows keen It was the prettiest place I’ve ever been, Down by the river o’ Joe. Oh the river, oh the river, oh the river o’ Joe The river ain’t never for sale I was born by the river o’ Joe And the river ain’t never for sale You can make your deals in the dead of night You can bribe who the bloody hell you like But I was born by the river o’ Joe And the river ain’t never for sale Me dad got a job on the factory floor Down by the river o' Joe With a house for his kids and so much more Down by the river o' Joe It was through the door and through the gate There was me, me brother and a new found mate Under the mother of moons ‘til late Down by the river o' Joe Well they say one time for a week it poured Down by the river o' Joe, ‘Til all you could hear was a pounding roar Down by the river o' Joe They tried to save the church with sand and planks But the river kept on rising ‘til it burst it’s banks Pretty soon the whole street got sank Down by the river o' Joe Well many more days and good times there are Down by the river o' Joe When people travelled from miles afar To go down by the river o' Joe But the locals still speak of the endless rain The revenge of the muddy tides again To the developers who would bring change Down by the river o' Joe