Now come the hell or high water I'm a'take my rest How long is the river Where does it end Alone Pleasure of the guest How long does the river run Where does it end Weight on the levee Weight on the dam Don't break down Don't break down Drink to drown your sorrow Sorrow learns to swim Don't expect to sink too long Your card is drawn again The phoenecian sailor Pearls that were his eyes Three staves and a holy wheel Rivers don't run dry Weight on the levee Weight on the dam Don't break down Don't break down Don't break down... Somewhere across the hungry land Down old Zion's trail Well, the river is sleeping How long, no one can tell Alone By the river's edge Calling me to the water Mysteries revealed Weight on the levee Weight on the dam Don't break down Don't break down Don't break down...