I.O. I.I. IIIIO IO I.O. I.I. IIIIO IO You know I love getting up in the morning when the sun first strikes the trees
all the morning birds that sing above still bring back memories of a girl who stood beside me when the rights I did were wrong. But she went back down the river just when I thought I could be strong. So I sing I.O. I.I. IIIIO IO I.O. I.I. IIIIO IO
She never told me why she left me but the letter said goodbye
now my mornings are for wond'ring and my nights to reason why
why a stranger comes to steal the love of a girl I had to hold. But she went back down to steal the love of a girl I had to hold. But she went back down the river just when I thought I could be strong when I thought I could be strong. So I sing