G
The Portland water, thats swillin' cold
                  C                 G
And it swills my body, but not the soul.
         Am                           G
Oh the call up to Portland on the public telephone,
  Am                                  G
Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon.

[Verse 2]
 G
Up in the canyon lookin' down on the river,
                    C                        G
And the wind come blowin' and it makes me shiver.
          Am                         G
Oh they call up to Portland on the public telephone,
  Am                                   G
Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon.

[Verse 3]
 G
You see them injuns standing by the water
              C                             G
They say the river, thats the spirit's daughter.
         Am                            G
Oh they call up to Portland on the public telephone,
  Am                                   G
Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon.

[Verse 4]
G
I went to the zoo, I saw the puma
            C          G
I'm goin' back, to Montezuma.
         Am                          G
Oh they call up to Portland on the public telephone
 Am                                   G
Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon.

[Verse 5]
G
Honey honey honey honey, whatcha tryin' to do
                C                    G
Why don't you signal, when you are through?
         Am                           G
Oh they call up to Portland on the public telephone,
  Am                                  G
Said it sure is rainin' here in the state of Oregon.