As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
Oh sisters let's go down
Let's go down, come on down,
Oh sisters let's go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
Oh brothers let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
Come on brothers let's go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
Oh fathers let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
Oh fathers let's go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
Oh mothers let's go down
Let's go down, don't you want to go down
Come on mothers let's go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
Oh sinners let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
Oh sinners let's go down
Down to the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way!
One, two, three jump!
Out across cities, I see buildings turn into piles
And watch the world in wonder as mountains turn into tiles
And trees loosing their leaves and their faces becoming tired
I wish I could discover something that doesn't expire
Come stumble me
Take me river, carry me far
Lead me river, like a mother
Take me over to some other unknown
Put me in the undertow
Such other things that make a kingdom rumble and shatter
The same dynamic that another day would never matter
It really just depends on who's giving and who's receiving
And things that don't make sense are always a little deceiving
Come and stumble me
Take me river, carry me far
Lead me river, like a mother
Take me over to some other unknown
Put me in the undertow
I wanna go where you're going
A follower, following
Changing, but never changed
Claiming, but never claimed
Take me river, carry me far
Lead me river, like a mother
Take me over to some other unknown
Put me in the undertow
Take me river, carry me far
Lead me river, like a mother
Take me over to some other unknown
Put me in the undertow
Thank you