D         G          D            G
My dad was a man with 2 hard working hands
   D           G            A  A7
He always took time out for me
          D              G             D          G
Well, I'd come home from school - load up that ca noe
     D               G         A   A7
He'd say "What's the bet gonna be"

Em                           A
We'd float that boat down on Whipporwill River
Em                    A
Catch us a big one or two
   Em                       A
He taught me about life and it's simple pleasures
    Em                    A
And whatever else that he knew

     D       G           D            G
Then I met a girl with a hair full of curls
D           G        A     A7
Pure and an innocent heart
       D           G              D              G
I knew she was the one - and when weekends would come
     D               G         A    A7
Wild horses couldn't keep us a part

Em                         A
We'd run those ponies down Whipporwill River
Em                        A
I'd steal a sweet kiss or two
    Em                       A
She taught me about love and it's simple pleasures
    Em                     A
And whatever else that she knew

       D            G         D         G
Well, I married that girl; and we have a son
   D             G          A  A7
He looks like my daddy used to
D           G  D           G
His mom and I, always find time
   D              G           A  A7
To do things that he likes to do

   Em                     A
He loves to go fishing on Whipporwill River
Em                       A
Ride in his grandad's ca noe
   Em                        A
We teach him about life, and it's simple pleasures
    Em                    A
And pass down a memory or two
   Em                     A
He loves to go fishing on Whipporwill River
Em                       A
Ride in his grandad's ca noe
   Em                        A
We teach him about life, and it's simple pleasures
    Em                 A
And makinh a memory or two