Down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Oh, meet my lovin’ mommy now down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Oh, I see my lovin’ daddy too down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Meet my lovin’ daddy too, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.

Well, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study oh, war no more.
Well, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study oh, war no more.

Oh, meet my lovin’ daddy now, down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Meet my lovin’ daddy now, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.

I see my laid-down burden now down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Lay my old sword and shield down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Well, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study oh war no oh, no war no more, but I ain’t study war no more, I ain’t study war no more, I study oh war no more.

Oh, meet my lovin’ daddy now down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Meet my lovin’ daddy now, down by the riverside, down by the riverside, oh, down by the riverside, hey, down by the riverside.