I stood at the mouth of the river
Stared way down into the deep
Then I threw my sin and the devil within
And I never got no relief

I went down to the bottom of the barrel
I knelt down by the edge of a grave
With my hand on the gun 'cause of what I have done
It's been a long hard day
Long hard day

Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah
Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, ay, yeah

No stone left uncovered
Out by the light of the moon
[?] my deal on the spinning wheel
Hell will be coming soon
Yeah, hell will be coming soon

Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah
Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah, yeah

Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, ooh
Yeah, it's been a long, a long hard day, yeah, yeah

Now there ain't no ripple in the water
There ain't no blood in the sand
There ain't no moves in the game I play
It's been a long hard day
Long hard day
A long hard day