We left the city and the fourteenth floor And went down by the River 'o Joe Then we never knew what we were travelling for We went down by the River 'o Joe Thirty miles to a place 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 My dad got a job under factory law Down by the River 'o Joe With his house for his kids and so much more Down by the River 'o Joe It was thru' the door and thru' the gate Me my brother and a new found mate Under the mother moon 'til it got late Down by the River 'o Joe The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe The River ain't never for sale Said I was born by the River 'o Joe and the River ain't never for sale Well 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 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 its banks Pretty soon the whole street sank Down by the River 'o Joe I say the River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe The River ain't never for sale Well I was born by the River 'o Joe and the River ain't never for sale Well 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 Now many warm days and good times there are Down by the River 'o Joe People travel from miles afar to go Down by the River 'o Joe But the locals still speak of the endless rain And the revenge of the muddy tides again To the developers who would bring change Down by the River 'o Joe The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe The River ain't never for sale I said I was born by the River 'o Joe and the River ain't never for sale Well 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 The River 'o the River 'o the River 'o Joe The River ain't never for sale Said I was born by the River 'o Joe and the River ain't never for sale Well 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