G I went on down, down to the river Went on down to see what I could find Didnt see much, whole lotta nothin Except for a school that be takin on a ride D C G Oh Lord! Oh, I shouldve known, babe D C Oh Lord! OOOOh! Now I shoulda known, shoulda known, Mama, now I shoulda known F C G Thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall F C G Youre thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall, baby F C G Talkin bout the hammer, Whoo! the hammer and the nail G I went on back, back to the river I went on back, think it wasnt long. And as I stood, and stared into the water I just realized that I bought a dancin song D C G Oh Lord! Oh, I shouldve known, babe D C Oh Lord! OOOOh! Now I shoulda known, shoulda known, Mama, now I shoulda known F C G Thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall F C G Youre thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall, baby F C G Talkin bout the hammer, Whoo! the hammer and the nail F C G Thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall F C G Thinkin that youre hard as nails, hopin that that hammer dont fall, baby F C G Talkin bout the hammer, Whoo! the hammer and the nail