I'm gonna run through the streets of the city Where my Lord have gone on before I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river I won't be back no more All my crying will be over I won't have to cry no more I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river And I won't be back no more We're gonna have a good time when we all get there Gonna crown Him Lord of all I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river God knows I won't be back no more Hallelujah! Well, well Oh, well Oh, oh, yeah! Oh, God knows Well gonna be where no lies be told on me When I get on the other side
I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river Well I won't be back no more Tell God all about my troubles That I had in this world here below I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river Hey! I'm gonna fly from mansion to mansion When I get on the other side I'm gonna sit down on the banks of the river Well I won't be back no more Gonna meet my mother and my father And my sisters and my brothers too Yeah! What? I'll be where I won't have to say no more goodbyes And won't have to part no more Yeah, sit down on the banks of the river Lord I won't be back no more