[C]  nThere's an old man who lives by the river                 n                             [G7            C] nIn an old log cabin with the cracks in the wall n nMakes his livin' by the catchin' of the fish n                                [G7            C] nIf he don't catch many well he can't fix the wall n n  n[F         F] nOo-ee the whistle of the wind  n                              [G7       C] nNail up the boards where the wind goes in n[F      C] nOo-ee can't go to sleep, n                                 [G7           C] nWade across the river where the waters ain't deep n n  n nOld man prayed the big fish are bitin' n                            [G7          C] nThe time of the year it's  late in the fall n nWinter's 'commin' the winds gonna whistle n                            [G7            C] nSnow gonna blow through the cracks in the wall n n  n[F         C] nOo-ee the whistle of the wind n                             [G7        C] nNail up the boards where the wind goes in n[F      C] nOo-ee can't go to sleep, n                                [G7           C] nWade across the river where the water ain't deep n n n nThe old man Courted a pretty youg maiden n nA maiden that he loved most of all n nShe ran away with a cool river gambler n nCool river gambler, seven feet tall n n n         Repeat Chorus