G              D        G
1. Way down along Sycamore Slough
   C                     G
   A white man sings the blues
   G                D      G
   Selling roses of papier mache
   C                   D
   With flecks of starlight dew
   Em                     D
   I swiped a bunch and I threw it your way
   C                    Bm
   Where hazy moonlight glowed
   
   C   G     A7/G       C/G        G
R: Way down, down along lazy river road

2. Way down along Shadowfall Ward
   End of the avenue
   Run hide seek in your own backyard
   Mama's backyard won't do
   All night long I sang love's sweet song
   Down where the water flowed

R: Way down...

   Am                 D
*: Moonlight wanes as hound dogs bay
   Em          B         Em
   Never quite catch the tune
   Am                 D
   Stars fall down in buckets like rain
   Em                  B        Em
   Till there ain't no standing room
   Am                    B
   Bright blue boxcars, train by train
   Am                   B
   Rattle while dreams unfold
   C   G      A7/G       C/G        G
   Way down, down along lazy river road

3. Way down along Seminole Square
   Belly of the river tide
   Call for me and I will be there
   For the price of a taxi ride
   Night time double clutches into today
   Like a truck downshifting its load

R: Way down...

Solo

*: Moonlight wanes as hound dogs bay...

4. Thread the needle right through the eye
   The thread that runs so true
   All the others I let pass by
   I only wanted you
   I never cared much for careless love
   But, oh, how your bright eyes glowed

R: Way down... (3x)