Follow me down to the river, hey 

Follow me out of the woods

Follow me in, to wash away my sins 

The view up here's no good



Follow me down to the river, hey 

To follow me, here's no good

I'm goin' in, where the water lives 

Couldn't stop me if you could



Follow me down to the river, hey 

To follow me, here's no good

I'm goin' in, where the water lives 

Couldn't stop me if you could



Take me down to the river

Where the water's clean and the blood runs red 

Take me down to the river

Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom



Take me down to the river

Where the water's clean and the blood runs red 

Take me down to the river

Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom



Follow me down to the river, hey 

Take a drink, it's good

Heaven knows, where the water flows 

The view from here's no good



Follow me down to the river, hey 

Take a drink, it's good

Heaven knows, where the water flows 

The view from here's no good



Follow me down to the river bed 

Into the open waves

Come and cleanse at the water's edge

And wash the stains away



Follow me down to the river bed 

Into the open waves

Come and cleanse at the water's edge

And wash the stains away



Take me down to the river

Where the water's clean, and the blood runs red 

Take me down to the river

Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom



Take me down to the river

Where the water's clean and the blood runs red 

Take me down to the river

Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom