I will take you down to the river, I will take you down
I will take you down to the river, down to lonesome town
A cold wind was blowin'
Black clouds lay on the ground
I was hell bent, and you were heaven bound
I sold my baby, sold my baby to the night
You grabbed at my hand as I held you under
A watery grave for you to slumber
I hushed my baby, sold my baby to the night
I will take you down to the river, I will take you down
I will take you down to the river, down to lonesome town
I will take you down to the river, I will take you down
I will take you down to the river, down to lonesome, down to lonesome, down to lonesome town
The terror and the pa**ion
Shaking were my hands
My evil deed
Her d**h I did demand
I cried a river in which she drown
I will take you down to the river, I will take you down
I will take you down to the river, down to lonesome, down to lonesome, down to lonesome town